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SpaceX · 2 months ago

Sr. Electrical Engineer (Starship Avionics)

Hawthorne, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$130K/yr - $180K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Sr. Electrical Engineer (Starship Avionics) will lead the development of high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft, providing technical leadership and managing risks while driving innovation in the field.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft

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 trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test

Create development and qualification testing campaigns and exercise designs to their limits

Support hardware through production, integration, and flight

Work with experts from other teams and departments to drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable. Challenge assumptions and build strong professional relationships

Qualification

Electrical engineeringCircuit board designHigh-reliability electronicsSimulationAnalysisFailure ModeEffects AnalysisHands-on testingPower converters designPassion for spaceflightWork autonomouslyCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering field

5+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics

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

Preferred

Passion for spaceflight and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications

Experience making products or systems work with minimal time and resources

Experience with first principles analysis and design. Use of simulation, analysis, and test to enable fast paced development and high reliability. Understand electrical design principles and components down to the physics level

Experience with worst case analysis, derating analysis, Failure Mode and Effects Analysis

Experience with hands on testing at the component level and sub-system level. Ability to use standard test equipment such as oscilloscopes, waveform generators, network analyzers, etc

Familiarity with basics of mechanical design, thermal design, vibration dynamics, and spacecraft design

Experience with circuit board layout, especially for switching power converters or high-speed digital applications

Experience designing switching power converters, power magnetics, analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, EMI/EMC compliance, or sensor signal conditioning circuits

Experience with high performance digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches

Experience with circuit board design-for-manufacturing or productization of electronics

Ability to work in a fast-paced and autonomously driven environment

Excellent verbal and written communication skills