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SpaceX

Test Engineer, Propulsion Components (Starship)

SpaceX

Published 11 May 2026
Hawthorne, CA
100K - 135K USD Annual
Full Time

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Key skills

Project Management
Problem Solving
Electrical Engineering
Product Owner
Control Systems
Mechanical Engineering
Test Engineer
Testing
Automation
Data
CAD
Operations
Physics

Tools, Libraries and Frameworks

Fluid

Description

The role involves providing testing expertise for flight hardware throughout its entire life cycle, from conception to failure investigation. The individual will develop detailed test plans and campaigns to validate hardware performance. Responsibilities include designing and building automated test systems to ensure rapid and reliable production. The position requires collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to conceptualize new testing solutions. Additionally, the role entails training personnel on complex test processes and ensuring all operations adhere to strict safety protocols.

Required Qualifications and Skills

Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in physics or an engineering discipline. A minimum of one year of experience working on mechanical, fluid, or electrical systems is required, which may include internships or project team experience. Applicants must meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee. The role requires the physical ability to stoop, bend, crawl, and maneuver in tight spaces, as well as the flexibility to work occasional weekends.

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SpaceX

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13529

Founded

HQ

Hawthorne, US

Description

SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the worlds most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.

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