Integration & Test Engineer (Starlink)

Company: SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Location: Redmond
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

INTEGRATION & TEST ENGINEER (STARLINK)
Integration and Test engineers are responsible for understanding every system on the satellite. Engineers on this team must have a working knowledge of design, schematics, operations, manufacturing, testing, and flight. A successful Integration and Test Engineer demonstrates engineering intuition and critical thinking and is comfortable working under ambiguous requirements with minimal oversight. Combining these skills, these engineers face challenges across a wide variety of work centers at the company, and the team is frequently asked to tackle new, inter-departmental development projects. The ultimate goal of the Integration and Test team is to ensure that satellites achieve their mission.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

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• Manage integration build flow and test operations
  
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
  
• Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing and automation
  
• Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned
  
• Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow
  
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements
  
  BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
  
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  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
    
  • 1+ years of professional mechanical design or hands-on manufacturing experience
    
    PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
    
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    • Master's degree inan engineering discipline
      
    • Experience with integration and testing of propulsion, thermal, electrical, and/or structural systems
      
    • Experience working with composites and integration of avionics systems
      
    • Documentation and configuration management experience
      
    • Experience writing test plans, and procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale
      
    • Experience in a production environment
      
    • Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity
      
      ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
      
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      • Some travel to our launch sites may be required as needed, up to 10%
        
      • Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed
        
        COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
        Pay range:
        Integration & Test Engineer/Level I: $95,000.00 - $115,000.00/per year
        Integration & Test Engineer/Level II: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00/per year
        Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
        Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.
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