Job brief: Hardware Test Engineer (Starlink)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (4 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $105,000 to $145,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Redmond, WA
• Posted: 2026-04-08 · over 60 days ago

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Entry level. The posting asks for 1+ years of experience.

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in an electrical engineering or another STEM discipline
• 1+ years of experience with instrumentation, data acquisition system design, or electronics test engineering
• 1+ years of programming experience using Python, MATLAB, or C/C++
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.
• § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S.

Conditions

• Willing to work weekends and extended hours as needed
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Develop, document, and implement cross-functional automation solutions to improve test capability, coverage, and safety
• Design and implement test and ground support equipment to include flight hardware interfacing fixtures, battery management systems, automated test equipment,…
• Directly involved with equipment builds, checkouts, and troubleshooting
• Design user interfaces that make complex machines easy to use and troubleshoot
• Architect, write, and debug PLC code

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Washington: $153k a year (848 listings, 40 employers). This listing is 18% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,896 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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