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Sensor Hardware Engineer

2 months ago

Hawthorne, United States SpaceX Full time

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.

SENSOR HARDWARE ENGINEER (AVIONICS)

Our sensors development team works to design, test, and manufacture high-performance electronic sensors for the world's most advanced launch vehicles and spacecraft. The team is responsible for end-to-end development of application-specific sensor products to support critical rocket and spacecraft operations, systems, and control loops including propulsion, guidance, navigation, control, and environmental systems. We are seeking a technical individual contributor with sensor knowledge in the areas of thermal sensors such as RTDs, thermocouples, heat flux, etc.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Responsible for temperature and/or heat flux sensing element technology trades.
  • Responsible for prototyping and evaluating thermal sensors, such as thermocouples, RTDs, and heat flux sensors.
  • Responsible for designing sensing elements.
  • Act as the responsible engineer for flight sensors from conception through design, build, qualification and flight operations.
  • Provide technical guidance on sensor use and integration on vehicle to thermal analysis and integration teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or physics
  • Experience designing and/or testing sensors
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • 2+ years of experience using sensors or designing sensors
  • 2+ years of experience with sensor test and evaluation
  • Experience in multi-physics modeling of sensors such as COMSOL
  • Passion for sensors and measurement and demonstrated experience designing sensors for high reliability applications
  • Experience brining hardware designs from concept through design and into high volume production
  • Experience making design trades and closely interfacing with customers to ensure the correct sensor is designed

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be willing to support extended hours and weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines
  • Must be willing to travel

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