Electrical Design Engineer (Avionics)

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.

ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER (AVIONICS)

As an Electrical Engineer on the Avionics Hardware Development team you will have the unique opportunity to explore all areas of a products life cycle from development through production and launch by engaging in multiple disciplines with a focus on electronic design reliability and addition to designing new hardware from scratch you will be expected to analyze and troubleshoot electronic assemblies define new processes design circuits/fixtures/tools and identify opportunities for improvement in both products and processes. You will have the opportunity to own a wide variety of components that enable SpaceX vehicles to provide the safest and most reliable access to space. Our fundamental goal is to allow humanity to explore the stars; with it comes an extreme responsibility to ensure the safety of the crew and payload.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• 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

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• 1 years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects internships and professional experience all qualify)
• 1 years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g. multimeters signal generators oscilloscopes) to verify hardware functionality

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to design analog digital and mixed-signal circuits
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (KiCad Altium Eagle)
• Experience with electrical simulation software (LTspice SIMetrix or similar)
• Design for excellence (DFX) root cause derating and related analyses
• Knowledge of digital communications interfaces including SPI I2C CAN Ethernet and RS422
• Knowledge of common circuit blocks including filters power supplies and microcontrollers.
• Ability to work in a fast paced autonomously driven and demanding atmosphere
• Familiarity managing projects from start to finish
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking organizational communication and documentation skills
• Creative problem solver capable of working within a multidisciplinary team

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay Range:

Electrical Engineer/Level I: $100000.00 - $120000.00/per year

Electrical Engineer/Level II: $115000.00 - $135000.00/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 and long-term 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.

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