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
Own the payload-to-platform ICD: define, baseline, and configuration-control mechanical, electrical, data, and thermal interfaces
Allocate customer and vehicle requirements to the interface; maintain: traceability through analysis, test, and inspection
Evaluate payload design against platform constraints and environments: (static, dynamic, thermal, electromagnetic) for launch, on-orbit, and re-entry
Lead interface trades (mass, volume, keep-out, loads, power, thermal,: EMI/EMC, timeline) and document the technical basis
Disposition interface non-compliances with engineering: waiver, redesign, or operational constraint, including work-around plans where required
Define and support integrated test: interface checkout, EGSE, mate/demate, environmental test correlation, and end-to-end mission timeline
What they're looking for
- Build and maintain the integrated mission CONOPs (on-orbit operations) with: payload, vehicle, and operations teams
- Identify technical risk at the payload–platform boundary, including Do No: Harm to the vehicle and to co-manifested payloads; drive mitigations to closure
- Support design reviews, test readiness, and flight readiness with evidence of: interface compliance—not as a customer-facing facilitator, as the responsible engineer for the interface
- Communicate interface status, open items, and technical decisions to payload: providers and internal engineering teams