Electrical Engineer (Starship Avionics)

The role is for an Electrical Engineer in the Starship Avionics team at SpaceX, working on developing high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft to support the mission of revolutionizing orbital flight and space travel.

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
• 1+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics (research, internships and extracurricular academic projects qualify)
• Passion for spaceflight and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications
• Experience with circuit board layout, especially for switching power converters or high-speed digital applications
• Ability to work in a fast-paced and autonomously driven environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones