Electrical Design Engineer (Falcon & Dragon Avionics)Active$140K

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 new hardware, redesign existing hardware, and perform modifications to: PCBAs to improve their reliability and manufacturability or expand vehicle capabilities

  • Provide extreme ownership of avionics hardware for flight across all areas of the product life cycle

  • Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability and manufacturability

  • Perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal unit behavior and mitigate risk

  • Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout: assembly, test, and vehicle integration

  • Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • + years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects,: internships, and professional experience all qualify)
  • + years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters,: signal generators, oscilloscopes) to verify hardware functionality
  • Ability to design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits