Development Test Engineer (Starshield)

<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">DEVELOPMENT TEST ENGINEER (STARSHIELD)</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Starshield</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Starshield</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;is designed for government use, with&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">an initial</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads.</span></span>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;<br><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="font-semibold" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"009a980f-71c5-5f61-87b7-e2b15845ec93|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Aptos",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Aptos",469777844,"Aptos",201341986,"1",469769226,"Aptos,Arial",268442635,"24",469775450,"font-semibold",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"font-semibold",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">As a Development Test Engineer on the&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="font-semibold">Starshield</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="font-semibold">&nbsp;team,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="font-semibold">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="font-semibold">&nbsp;design and build the custom test solutions that unlock the next generation of our satellites.</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">You’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;take ownership of reducing hardware development time and dramatically increasing reliability by creating innovative test equipment and running rigorous development tests on&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Starshield’s</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;upcoming products, ground systems, spacecraft, and critical subassemblies. From inventing new fixtures and automated systems to&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">validating</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;structures, components, and mechanisms under real-world conditions,&nbsp;</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">you’ll</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">&nbsp;turn ambitious designs into flight-ready hardware that powers secure, high-performance satellite constellations.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">If you thrive on hands-on engineering, rapid iteration, and solving problems that no off-the-shelf solution can handle, this is your chance to make a direct impact on the future of space.</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335559740":240}">&nbsp;</span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" d