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Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)
As a Starship Avionics Systems & Operations Engineer, you will be part of a cross-functional team that bridges vehicle analysis, design, production and vehicle operations.
The Starship Avionics Team has cradle-to-grave ownership of Starship vehicle avionics as the vehicle is built, tested, launched, recovered and re-launched. This includes development of new capabilities, electrical design of vehicle architecture, repair of electrical components, and troubleshooting of avionics subsystems including power distribution, vehicle network, onboard sensors, actuators, compute, RF, and video.
Responsibilities
- Represent the Starship avionics system throughout all stages of integration, from production and test through GO for launch
- Triage, troubleshoot, root cause, and repair electrical hardware issues on an aggressive production schedule; drive future improvements to prevent reoccurrence
- Support vehicle pad and flight operations as avionics operator responsible for evaluating vehicle health, resolving issues in real time, and recommending path forward
- Contribute to new avionics vehicle architectures that minimize mass, cost, and labor through collaboration with adjacent teams and supporting analysis
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering field, science, or math
- 1+ years of experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components, or system level testing
- 1+ years of experience using software tools such as Matlab, C++, or Python
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
- Creative problem solving that brings multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design/development decisions without all available data
- Experience troubleshooting sensors, actuators, and electrical components
- Experience with 3D CAD software
- Software fluency enabling automation of test or analysis tasks
- Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
- Operations experience in flight test, piloting aircraft, or controlling other high-consequence systems in real time
Additional Requirements
- Extended hours and weekend work frequently required to support critical project and mission milestones
- Position located in Starbase, Texas; travel to other SpaceX facilities may be intermittently required
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. Section 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. Section 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State