Satellite Engineer Harness Design Starshield
Satellite Engineer Harness Design Starshield
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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 ofenabling human life on Mars.
SATELLITE ENGINEER HARNESS DESIGN (STARSHIELD)
Starshield leverages SpaceXs Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use Starshield is designed for government use with an initial focus on earth observation communications and hosted payloads.
SpaceX is looking to hire a satellite harness design engineer to work with a brilliant and passionate team of engineers. As a harness design engineer on the Starshield team you will own harness design from the early stages of developing the vehicle electrical connectivity to component selection qualification production and ultimately flight. This role is extremely multidisciplinary and will give you unparalleled exposure to highlevel vehicle architecture.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Act as responsible engineer for the satellites avionics interconnection systems across design integration test and inorbit
- Define detailed system design including system interconnect schematics harness and channel capabilities fault tolerance reliability vehicle risk and configuration change management
- Work collaboratively with crossfunctional stakeholders to architect the space vehicles power and network connectivity
- Contribute to overall physical layout design to improve size weight power and ease of assembly of the entire satellite
- Develop design criteria collaborate on requirements with all engineering disciplines (mechanical electrical RF EMI etc) and drive systemlevel optimization
- Own product delivery timeline through conception design assembly and launch
- Design satellite wire harnesses with an emphasis on reducing part/process count errorproofing every step of fabrication and integration and achieving consistent performance and production metrics
- Develop harness design solutions in CAD develop manufacturing procedures and documentation and produce drawings that clearly articulate the design intent for production
- Qualify designs for flight environments including thermal vibration and shock with a combination of analysis and physical testing (both mechanical and electrical)
- Work closely with manufacturing and supply chain counterparts to ensure conforming harness products are delivered to the satellite manufacturing line.
- Demonstrate extreme ownership of product outcomes at every stage of development and production
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in electrical mechanical or other engineering discipline
- 1 years of electromechanical wire harness design experience (internships student projects and professional experience are applicable)
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance
- Experience with system trades and firsthand knowledge of how requirements tie hardware to larger systems
- Proficiency with Siemens NX and Teamcenter
- Experience with CAD and FEA software packages
- Experience with electrical and optical harness design. In particular schematic or wiring diagram definition 3D design formboard creation 3D modeling of complex toplevel assemblies 3D modeling and analysis of avionics enclosures and secondary structure
- Experience with harness design with complex requirements or environmental considerations in an atrate manufacturing setting such as in the aerospace automotive or marine industry.
- Experience with connector wire cable fiber overwrap and shield component specification and selection.
- Demonstrated ability to own hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team outside a classroom setting (FSAE Engineers without Borders Student Directed Research DesignBuildFly NASA student launch personal entrepreneurial ventures etc.
- Selfmotivated with strong organizational written and oral communication skills
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary to meet missioncritical deadlines
- Ability to travel to SpaceX vendors customers and partner locations as necessary
- An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so you will be subject to preemployment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
Pay range:
Engineer/Level I: $95000.00 $115000.00/per year
Engineer/Level II: $110000.00 $130000.00/per year
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a casebycase basis and may vary based on the following considerations: jobrelated 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 longterm incentives in the form of company stock stock options or longterm 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 and longterm disability insurance life insurance paid parental leave and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual carryover and use requirements of the law.
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident (aka green card holder) (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158 or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceXs Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to.
Employment Type
Full Time
