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Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States
393 open roles for test and validation engineers in the United States as of Nov 14, 2026. SpaceX, Rocket Lab, Zoox, Astranis and PsiQuantum have the most. 4 are remote and the median advertised salary is $155K.
- Hardware Test Engineering, Intern (Summer 2027)Lightmatter · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPython
- Senior Hardware Build Reliability EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $179KSenior
- Sr. Hardware Reliability EngineerSamsara · 🇺🇸San Francisco - SF9$177K - $240KSenior
- Senior Spacecraft Avionics Test EngineerVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $203KSeniorPython
- Spacecraft Avionics Test Engineer IIVarda Space Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$120K - $173KPython
- Development Test Technician, MechanicalSpaceX · 🇺🇸McGregor, TX—
- Vehicle Test Engineer II, Vehicle Efficiency EngineeringLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA$117K - $161KMATLAB
- Senior Systems Test Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Littleton, CO$100K - $137KSeniorPython
- Senior Hardware Reliability Test Engineer – Electrical Systems & Power ElectronicsCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA$190K - $230KSeniorPython.NETLinux
- Spring 2027: Product Performance Test Engineer Co-op (January through June)SharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States—Intern
- Test Engineer - Electrical SystemsIndustrial Electric Manufacturing · 🇺🇸Jacksonville, Florida, United States—
- Sr. Electrical Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—SeniorPythonC++AI
- Spring 2027: Product Test Engineering Co-op (January through June)SharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States—Intern
- Senior Optical Systems Validation Engineer - Optical Circuit Switch (OCS)PsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, California$118K - $197KSeniorPython
- Senior Characterization and Test EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California · +1 more location—SeniorPythonMATLAB
- Sr. Production Reliability Engineer (Starship Electronics)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonC++
- Senior Manager, Systems TestApptronik · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—SeniorPython
- PCBA Reliability Engineer - All LevelsFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$120K - $250K
- Server Test EngineerPure Storage · 🇺🇸Santa Clara, California$209K - $255KPythonLinuxBash
- Test Technician IIIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA—
- Lead Electrical Hardware Reliability Engineer (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—Lead
- Optical Test Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Bastrop, TX—PythonC++AI
- Staff Systems Test Engineer, Scenario Quality and Maintenance SystemsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA$230K - $284KLeadPythonC++SQL
- Validation and Verification Engineer, Aviation EngineeringSkyryse · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA$120K - $145KPythonC++MATLAB
- Hardware Test EngineerAstranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$110K - $176KPythonSQLLinux
- Robotics Test EngineerOpenAI · 🇺🇸San Francisco$225K - $318KPythonC++
- Electrical Test Engineer (Starfall)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$105K - $122KPython
- Senior Manufacturing Test EngineerOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$174K - $205KSeniorPython
- Manufacturing Integration and Test EngineerEpirus · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$111K - $130KPythonC++
- HIL Test EngineerMill · 🇺🇸San Bruno, California$165K - $185KPythonAirflowLinux
- Assembly Integration & Test TechnicianRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Tucson, AZ—
- PCBA Reliability EngineerWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$177K - $218K
- Test Engineer - Electric Propulsion, Satellites (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Redmond, WA$100K - $135KPythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Vehicle Integration and Test TechnicianRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Wallops Island, VA—Senior
- Contract Test Engineer (High-Pressure Gas Systems)Arbor Energy · 🇺🇸San Bernardino, CA—PythonMATLAB
- Senior Avionics Test EngineerMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$184K - $208KSeniorPythonLinux
- Mechanical Development & Test Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$101K - $151KPythonJiraMATLAB
- Manager, Photonics Hardware Validation EngineeringPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$141K - $237KPythonMATLAB
- Lead Assembly Integration & Test TechnicianRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA—LeadJira
- Quantum Characterization, Verification, and Validation EngineerPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$89K - $149KPythonPyTorchTensorFlow
- Test EngineerSharkNinja · 🇺🇸Needham, MA, United States$58K - $84KPython
- Software Integration & Test Engineer - ELINT SystemsHawkEye 360 · 🇺🇸Herndon, VA$110K - $145KPythonAirflowCI/CD
- Avionics Test Technician, Starbase Vibe Test LabSpaceX · 🇺🇸Starbase, TX—
- Test Technician III - C ShiftRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA—
- Senior Flight Test Engineer - Software AutomationSkydio · 🇺🇸San Mateo, California, United States$150K - $200KSeniorPythonCI/CDPlaywright
- Senior Mfg Test Engineer (SW/MECH/Limbs/Links)Agility Robotics · 🇺🇸Onsite- Salem, OR$126K - $164KSeniorPythonLinux
- Staff / Sr. Staff - NVMe SSD Validation Engineer (DVT)SK hynix memory solutions America Inc. · 🇺🇸San Jose—LeadPythonJavaScriptMachine Learning
- Hardware Test Engineering InternLunar Energy · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA—InternPython
- Hardware Test EngineerLunar Energy · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$130K - $165KPython
- Senior Hardware Test Engineer - ComponentsApptronik · 🇺🇸Austin, TX—SeniorPythonRails
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Questions about Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States
- How many Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States are open right now?
- There are 393 open Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States at 66 companies on Hiring Right Now as of Nov 14, 2026. 23 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States?
- Right now the most openings are at SpaceX (125), Rocket Lab (31), Zoox (13), Astranis (12) and PsiQuantum (11). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States?
- 4 of the 393 open Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States pay?
- The median advertised salary is $155K, based on 253 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $128K and $190K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay.
- How do I apply for Test and validation engineer jobs in the United States?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Hiring Right Now needs no account and charges nothing for applying.






















