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Lead Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Production
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Hawthorne, CA$165k - $230kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Lead a portion of the team responsible for designing, developing, troubleshooting, and maintaining hardware test systems for satellites. Lead electrical, RF, and software solutions to validate satellite hardware components within SpaceX Starshield production, leveraging multidisciplinary collaboration and rapid iteration.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strong technical leadership with a focus on continuous improvement.
  • Manage projects and delegate responsibilities effectively to complete work on time.
  • Determine team goals to effectively implement testing solutions.
  • Develop and enforce processes to standardize test system deliverable expectations.
  • Develop highly reliable autonomous test systems.
  • Own all aspects of test development, including requirements evaluation, system development, subsystem testing, and factory integration.
  • Collaborate with teams, lead projects, and continuously drive improvement in hardware testing.
  • Create modular, reusable software in Python to automate manufacturing processes and tests.
  • Collaborate directly with the design and manufacturing engineers to validate flight hardware.
  • Actively maintain tests that support rapid design iteration of flight hardware and software.
  • Develop test infrastructure that enables scaling to large numbers of devices under test.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics or another engineering discipline.
  • 2+ years of professional experience in testing or hardware development.
  • 1+ years of leadership experience leading teams, projects or people.

Skills

Required:Electrical test system developmentPython automationLeadership

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • various other discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation
  • 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave policy with accrual guidelines
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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