Senior Electrical Engineer

2 weeks ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Senior Electrical Engineer - Starship Avionics

At SpaceX, we're revolutionizing space travel and making humanity a multi-planetary species. As a Senior Electrical Engineer on our Starship Avionics team, you'll play a critical role in developing the electrical hardware that will enable our mission to Mars.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft
  • Provide technical leadership and 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

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering field
  • 5+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics
  • 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, simulation, analysis, and test to enable fast-paced development and high reliability
  • 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

Additional Requirements:

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

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Pay Range: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00/per year
  • Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience
  • Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks
  • You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year

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