Designs and builds test stands and equipment for Starlink satellite hardware, conducts development tests on structures and mechanisms, and analyzes mechanical/fluid systems using tools like NX and FEA.
Performs failure analysis on Starlink high-voltage vacuum amplifiers using SEM, FIB, EDS, and cross-sectioning to identify root causes and improve reliability. Collaborates with design and manufacturing teams, monitors yield metrics, and builds tools to analyze lab and field data.
Mechanical Integration and Test Engineer for SpaceX's Starlink satellite program, responsible for designing test infrastructure, integrating vehicle systems, and managing test operations. Requires mechanical design skills (CAD), test planning, and hands-on manufacturing experience.
Manages satellite integration build flow and test operations at SpaceX, evaluating designs for manufacturability and interfacing with engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing. Works hands-on with propulsion, thermal, electrical, structural, and avionics systems to ensure mission success.
Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer for SpaceX's Starshield user products, managing integration build flow and test operations for hardware such as user terminals and ground stations. Works with engineers and technicians to develop manufacturing procedures, evaluate designs, and resolve non-conformances in a hands-on production environment.
Designs, builds, and operates optical metrology and test systems to validate optical flight hardware for SpaceX's Starmind AI satellite constellation, automating test procedures and data collection while working with optics, photonics, and laser communication systems.
Designs, builds, and operates optical metrology and test systems to validate Starlink space laser and optical payload hardware; automates test procedures and data collection using Python, C/C++, and ZEMAX.
Designs and implements automated test systems and processes for SpaceX's Starmind orbital compute hardware, validating power, fluid, and electro-mechanical systems for on-orbit AI data centers while mentoring engineers and supporting high-volume production ramp.
Owns test plans and runs pressure, leak, thermal, and vibration campaigns on Raptor engine control components such as valves, regulators, actuators, and sensors. Designs test tooling and ground support equipment, sets pass/fail criteria, and supports qualification and failure investigations at SpaceX.
RF Test Engineer at SpaceX subsidiary Akoustis in Canandaigua, NY, developing test cases and calibration procedures for RF BAW filters (2–10+ GHz), owning automated probe stations and VNAs, leading test operators, and improving yield via SPC/DOE in onsite high-volume manufacturing.
Designs and builds hardware-in-the-loop test systems for Starlink software, using Python and CI/CD pipelines alongside electrical and RF test equipment to validate satellite internet hardware before production.
Supports SpaceX's Starshield program by testing avionics systems for government-focused earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads built on Starlink technology.
Designs and develops automated test solutions for space-grade electrical hardware for SpaceX's Starmind AI satellite constellation. Writes Python automation to drive test equipment and units under test, selects or designs PCBAs, and works with design and manufacturing teams to improve reliability and yield.
Manages satellite integration build flow and test operations for SpaceX's Starshield program, evaluating designs for manufacturability, interfacing with engineers and technicians, developing assembly procedures, and leading root-cause analysis of non-conformances to ensure mission success.
The Structural Test Engineer for Starship designs, builds, and executes large static and dynamic structural tests for SpaceX's Starship vehicle. Day-to-day work includes configuring test articles and stands, building mechanical and fluid systems, installing NI-based data acquisition and instrumentation, operating test stands, and directing technicians through test assembly and execution.
Leads a team of quality inspectors for Falcon rocket production on second shift, overseeing QA processes, root cause analysis, and critical characteristic control using AS9100/ISO 9001 and Lean Manufacturing in a fast-paced aerospace manufacturing environment.
Designs, builds, and scales test equipment and automation for wire harness production on Starship vehicles, ensuring defect-free harnesses for extreme reuse and rapid flight cadence. Works across electrical, mechanical, and software domains to develop test racks, validate test methods, and drive root-cause analysis.
Test Engineer in SpaceX's Avionics Test Lab responsible for environmental stress and functional screening of flight hardware (flight computers, power units, PCBs, FPGAs, comm systems) using Python automation, thermal/vibration testing, and collaboration with design and production teams to ensure hardware meets flight requirements.
Test Engineer for SpaceX's Starmind Compute Payload team, designing and implementing test processes for satellite compute hardware on electro-mechanical assembly lines, managing test infrastructure, and optimizing validation for on-orbit AI processing systems.
Test Engineer for SpaceX Dragon spacecraft: develop/execute test procedures for Crew/Cargo Dragon hardware, refurbish post-flight vehicles, act as test conductor, troubleshoot failures, build automation tools in Python/C++, work with high-pressure fluid/electrical systems and hypergolic propellants at Cape Canaveral.
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