Test Engineer (Avionics Test Lab) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $105K - $140K. Posted on Sep 4, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Own flight hardware through thermal, vibration, and other screening procedures and serve as primary contact for any associated issues or stoppages Ensure all avionics flight hardware meets SpaceX and customer requirements at the conclusion of testing process Write automation software in Python to interact with flight hardware, test equipment, instrumentation, and production documentation Troubleshoot test software…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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