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Test Engineer (Dragon)

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life beyond Earth. The Dragon Test Engineer will execute and improve structural, pressure, leak, and dynamic tests on flight and qualification hardware, help scale production, and support data-driven decisions to ensure safe, reliable spacecraft delivery.

Skills

  • Hands-on experience in manufacturing or test environments
  • Proficiency with CAD software for modeling and review
  • Experience with data acquisition hardware and test instrumentation
  • Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and technical manuals
  • Familiarity with control logic and test control systems
  • Numerical data analysis and troubleshooting skills
  • Comfort working extended hours and directly with hardware on the floor

Responsibilities

  • Plan, develop, maintain, and execute test plans from component to vehicle-level systems
  • Conduct structural, pressure, leak, and dynamic tests on flight and qualification hardware
  • Operate test consoles and data acquisition/control systems; direct technicians during test execution
  • Analyze test data using numerical tools and verify hardware meets acceptance criteria
  • Design and recommend tooling, poka-yoke, controls, and standardized componentry for production
  • Improve test processes, data recording, and site-wide testing efficiency and reliability
  • Develop capacity and capital appropriation analyses aligned with volume production needs

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (required)
  • Relevant internships, project team experience, or extracurricular hands-on work accepted

Benefits

  • Base salary range: $95,000–$115,000 (Level I) and $110,000–$130,000 (Level II); actual level based on experience
  • Eligibility for long-term incentives (stock, options, or cash awards) and employee stock purchase plan
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage; short & long-term disability; life insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Paid parental leave, paid vacation (approx. 3 weeks), 10+ paid holidays, and sick leave
  • Various employee discounts and other perks
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DATE POSTED
January 3, 2026
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