Electrical Design Engineer (Starship)

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 of enabling human life on Mars.

ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

We are developing the next generation electrical systems for our newest launch vehicles. Come join the team making our civilization multi-planetary!

RESPONSIBILITIES :

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, more manufacturable, and more reliable.

Challenge assumptions and build strong professional relationships

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS :

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

2+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics (research and extracurricular academic projects qualify)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE :

Master's degree in electrical engineering or similar field

Passion for spaceflight and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications

Excitement for making systems smarter, better, faster, cheaper

Experience making products or systems work with minimal time and resources

Experience with developing fundamentally new hardware, not just incrementally updating legacy hardware

Experience with circuit board layout, especially for switching power converters or high speed digital

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 voltage devices, lithium ion batteries, or power distribution optimization

Experience with high performance digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches

Experience with circuit board design-for-manufacturability, productization of electronics

Experience with automating hardware development functions (e.g. scripting to control benchtop equipment or to accelerate analysis or simulation)

Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS :

Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

ITAR REQUIREMENTS :

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.

S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.

S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR .

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.