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SpaceX · 2 weeks ago

Avionics Systems Engineer (Crew Starship)

Texas, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

2+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer for the Crew Starship project. The role involves designing and integrating avionics systems for the Human Landing System, ensuring reliability and performance for lunar missions.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Act as responsible engineer for avionics vehicles systems, across design, integration, test, and launch of vehicles

Define detailed system design, including system interconnect schematics, consumable budgets, harness and channel capabilities, fault tolerance, reliability, hardware manifest, vehicle risk, and configuration change management

Work collaboratively with customers and experts from other teams to perform system trades, define vehicle architecture, and scope new designs as they move from concept, through prototype, and into production

Analyze and track key performance metrics for avionics systems from concept to the field, and assess new designs to optimize manufacturability, quality, and cost

Work with avionics production to triage, troubleshoot, root cause, and repair issues from initial integration through critical pad operations

Act as the system lead for projects including creating, maintaining, and communicating development schedules

Directly support NASA with deliverables for Crew Starship milestones

Support vehicle pad and flight operations as Avionics specialist responsible for evaluating vehicle health, resolving issues real time, and recommending path forward

Verify test coverage and flight readiness for avionics system hardware, and validate as-built vehicles are 'GO for launch'

Qualification

Electrical component designSystem level integrationSystem designTestingNX CAD softwareAltium PCBA softwareMATLAB programmingPython programmingHands-on troubleshootingElectrical test equipmentProject managementVerbal communicationWritten communicationCreative problem solving

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, aerospace engineering, or other engineering discipline

2+ years of experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components, or system level testing (research and extracurricular academic projects qualify)

Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

Passion for spaceflight and high reliability electronic systems

Experience with system trades and first-hand knowledge of how requirements tie hardware to larger systems

Self-starter with experience making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints

Creative problem solver with strong first principle fundamentals across multiple disciplines to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data

Hands-on experience with sizing, installation and troubleshooting of various electronic components

Experience with wire harness design and build, including associated sub-components

Experience with NX or similar CAD design software

Experience with Altium or similar PCBA design software

Experience with system design and testing for hardware sub-systems such as RF, power, communications, human interface, and sensors

Familiarity with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.), and basic analysis techniques

Experience writing engineering software for test automation, data review, and design analysis, preferably in MATLAB or Python

Demonstrated project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines

Excellent verbal and written communication skills