Test Engineer (Dragon) is open at SpaceX in Cape Canaveral, FL. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $200K. Posted on Aug 17, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
to utilize your knowledge, experience, and creativity to develop novel solutions in spacecraft reusability. You will work on post-flight vehicles, testing and refurbishing next generation Dragon spacecraft, designed to take crew and cargo to low Earth orbit. You will have ownership of your work in all phases. The test team is the last line of defense testing and screening all hardware and systems on our spacecraft…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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