Production Test Technician
About the job
- A high school diploma or equivalency certificate is required.
- At least 1 year of experience working in a production, mechanical, or manufacturing environment is required.
- Must be willing to work all shifts, overtime, and weekends as needed.
- Must be willing to work onsite in Bastrop, Texas; remote work is not considered.
- Must be able to perform job duties involving standing, kneeling, crouching, twisting the upper body, and lifting up to 25 pounds unassisted.
- Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements as a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
- Support production during critical surface-mount technology (SMT) line-down events.
- Wire and assemble automated test equipment (ATE) during new SMT line bring-up.
- Perform printed circuit board (PCB) solder rework and hand assembly.
- Troubleshoot first-pass yield issues.
- Assemble cable harnesses and install them in test racks.
- Develop mechanical fixturing solutions.
- Assess production compliance with company and industry standards.
- At least 2 years of test experience in a manufacturing environment.
- An associate's degree in a technical or engineering field.
- Experience working with root-cause and corrective-action systems.
- Practical experience working within quality management systems, including ISO 9001.
About the company
SpaceX builds and launches reusable rockets and spacecraft for NASA, the military, and companies, and it runs Starlink, a satellite internet service for homes and businesses. In 2020, its Dragon capsule became the first privately built spacecraft to carry astronauts to the International Space Station. Its Falcon 9 rocket lands its first stage so the booster can fly again, which cuts launch costs, while Starlink beams internet from low-orbit satellites to small dishes for a monthly fee. SpaceX also owns xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot and owner of the social network X, and is building Starship, a fully reusable rocket meant to carry people to the Moon and Mars. Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002, and it is based in Starbase, Texas.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Starbase, Texas
Founded
2002
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Starlink demand keeps compounding: subscribers doubled to 12 million in the year to June 2026.
- Room to grow: SpaceX listed 2,693 open roles in October 2026, over a third of them for Starlink.
- Rivals rent its AI supercomputers: Claude maker Anthropic agreed in May 2026 to pay SpaceX $1.25 billion a month.
What critics are saying
- Stock grants swing hard: shares closed between $108 and $211 in the four months after the June 2026 IPO.
- Expect long weeks: 1,724 of SpaceX's 2,693 job posts in October 2026 mention extended hours and weekend work.
- AI spending outruns sales: SpaceX put $15.8 billion into AI data centers in the June 2026 quarter, double its revenue.
What makes SpaceX unique
- SpaceX is the world's busiest launcher by far: its 165 orbital launches in 2025 were nearly double China's total.
- Starlink carries the profits: it earned $1.7 billion in the June 2026 quarter, while rockets and AI lost $1.8 billion.
- Elon Musk has the final say: super-voting shares give him about 82% of shareholder votes after the June 2026 IPO.
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Benefits
- Benefits and Perks - Our employees' well-being is important to us and essential to our capacity to do extraordinary things. We offer a wide variety of programs to support the health, wellness, and financial security of our employees and their families.