Mechanical Development Test Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

Redmond, WAfull time

On Site

entry

$100k–$135k

H1B: no

SpaceX Mechanical Development Test Engineer for Starlink satellites responsible for designing, fabricating, and implementing test equipment and conducting development tests for new hardware. Focus on reducing hardware development time and increasing reliability.

Responsibilities

Create test stand concepts, fabrication drawings, wiring schematics, and instrumentation lists
Design and analyze structures, fluid systems, and mechanisms
Supervise the integration of test stands including fabrication, mechanical assembly and data/control systems
Operate test stands with great attention to detail (tests have very little margin for error, so attention to detail is a crucial and essential characteristic of a development test engineer)
Develop test requirements with the flight engineering team, develop a design solution that meets or exceeds those requirements, and drive the campaign to closure

Qualification

Experience with hydraulicExperience with Unigraphics (NX)Experience with high pressure (up to 30

Required

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
1+ year of mechanical design and/or test experience (co-ops/internships can apply)

Preferred

Involvement with an extracurricular project team designing and building mechanical structures and/or high-pressure systems
Professional experience designing and analyzing mechanical structures
Experience with hydraulic, thermal, structural, electromechanical, high pressure, and vacuum systems
Experience with basic test instrumentation and control components such as pressure transducers, thermocouples, RTDs, strain gauges, accelerometers, flow meters, load cells, relays, solenoid valves, and encoders
Experience with Unigraphics (NX)
Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)
Experience with steel and/or aluminum weldment design and analysis
Experience with high pressure (up to 30,000 psi) fluid system design and analysis

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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