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SpaceX · 1 day ago

Sr. Electrical Engineer (Crew Starship Avionics)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $200K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is a pioneering aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, focused on enabling human life on Mars. They are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to support the Crew Starship Avionics team in developing high reliability spacecraft electronics and systems for lunar and Mars missions.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Rapidly develop high reliability spacecraft electronics and systems for Crew Starship vehicles, with expertise in electronics design

Act as responsible engineer for flight hardware, from conception through build, qualification, and ultimately flight operations

Provide technical leadership across the organization, manage related risk and change across the program, drive new technology introduction, and provide mentoring for less senior engineers

Drive system and electrical architecture trades, product requirements, component selection, design analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, design documentation, manufacturing planning, and production test for electrical designs

Define validation approach and create development and qualification testing campaigns to exercise designs to their limits and ensure reliable flight hardware

Act as liaison with NASA counterparts to provide technical insight, and lead creation of deliverables for Crew Starship milestones

Act as primary point of contact with experts from other teams and departments to ensure that fielded systems perform their intended function while being efficient, manufacturable, and reliable; challenge assumptions and build strong professional relationships

Qualification

Electrical engineeringElectronics designHigh reliability applicationsSchematic captureCircuit simulation toolsSignal conditioning circuitsPower convertersProject managementCommunication skillsSelf-starterCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

5+ years of professional experience designing electronics

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

Preferred

Passion for spaceflight and demonstrated experience designing high quality electronics for high reliability applications

Experience developing new hardware, not just incremental updates

Experience working through system trades, pushing back on requirements, and following through with verification and validation

Self-starter with demonstrated experience on multiple projects making hardware work within demanding time and resource constraints

High level of proficiency with designing signal conditioning circuits, digital circuits, and switching power converters, as demonstrated by successful fielding of multiple products

Proficiency with schematic capture and board layout, producing clean and maintainable designs, preferably in Altium or Circuit Maker

High level of proficiency with circuit simulation tools and formal analysis methods, such as derating and worst-case circuit analysis

High level of proficiency with lab equipment for development testing of circuits and components, including sophisticated test definition, troubleshooting, data collection, and data reduction techniques

Proficient at board level rework in support of development testing

Solid working knowledge of EMI/EMC underlying physics and specifications, along with best practices for design, and strategies for addressing test exceedances

Experience producing high rate designs which are optimized for manufacturability and cost

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

Cross functional project management skills and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines, as demonstrated on multiple programs

Excellent verbal and written communication skills