Sr. Electrical Engineer, Avionics

SR. ELECTRICAL ENGINEER, AVIONICS

As a Senior Electrical Engineer on the Core Avionics Life Cycle Team, you will have the unique opportunity to explore all areas of a product’s life cycle from development through production and launch by engaging in multiple disciplines with a focus on electronic design, reliability, and manufacturing. 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:

• Provide extreme ownership of avionics hardware for flight across all areas of the product life cycle
• Design, manufacture, validate, qualify, and fly reliable hardware to expand vehicle capabilities
• Implement changes to electrical schematics 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
• Create test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
• Perform peer reviews of team design work including requirements, analysis, schematics and PCB layout.
• Mentor level I and II engineers to grow and develop them

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or computer engineering
• 5+ years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects, internships, and professional experience all qualify)
• 5+ years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers) to verify hardware functionality

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to work autonomously in a fast paced and demanding atmosphere
• Demonstrated success driving new hardware designs from concept to flight
• Independently design and integrate complex circuit blocks such as flyback converters, 4-20mA sense, ADC’s, microcontrollers, & CPU’s
• Proficient in electrical schematic capture and PCB design (eCAD) software (e.g., Altium, Orcad)
• High level of proficiency with circuit simulation tools (e.g., SPICE, LTSPICE) and formal analysis methods, such as derating and worst-case circuit analysis
• Implement and validate digital communications interfaces including SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, RGMII, SGMII, and RS422 on new hardware designs
• Design for Excellence (DFX), root cause, derating, and related analysis
• Hands-on experience in the troubleshooting and resolution of PCBA level defects and failures
• Proficiency writing software for test automation, data review, and design analysis, preferably in MATLAB or Python
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills
• Creative problem solver capable of working with multidiscipline project engineering functions

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

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

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:

Sr. Electrical Engineer: $130,000.00 - $200,000.00/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 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. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.