The opportunity
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
What you'll do
Design, analyze, test, and provide operational support for high-volume: production spacecraft electric propulsion avionics (power-processing and control electronics that drive thrusters, heaters, and propellant-feed actuators)
Lead or contribute to electrical architecture, specification, component: selection, circuit-board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging (depth in several of these areas is expected over time; prior ownership of every step is not required)
Design, develop, and test propulsion electronics, including characterization,: requirements generation and verification, and flight qualification
Partner with firmware/software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production-test teams
Design, build, modify, operate, and troubleshoot electric propulsion: electronics and associated test setups, including vacuum-chamber electrical interfaces, high-voltage supplies, data acquisition and control systems, harnessing, and instrumentation
Analyze and review ground-test and flight data with numerical tools (e.g.,: Python, MATLAB) to confirm hardware is operating as expected and inform design decisions; develop scripts as needed
What they're looking for
- Lead root-cause investigations and board or component redesigns to improve reliability and/or production rates
- Develop and execute qualification test plans for flight readiness (vibration,: shock, thermal cycle, EMI/EMC, life cycle, fault injection)
- Evaluate design and qualification coverage for new vehicles and missions;: close gaps with targeted analysis or test
- Make risk-informed trades across cost, lead time, reliability, and: performance to meet program reliability targets for flight hardware
