Electrical Design Engineer (Falcon & Dragon Avionics) Verified today
Electrical Design Engineer (Falcon & Dragon Avionics)
As an Electrical Engineer on the Falcon & Dragon Avionics Hardware Development team, you will explore all areas of a product's life cycle from development through production and launch. You will design new hardware, analyze and troubleshoot electronic assemblies, define new processes, and identify improvements in products and processes. You will own a wide variety of components that enable SpaceX vehicles to provide safe and reliable access to space.
Responsibilities
- Design new hardware, redesign existing hardware, and perform modifications to PCBAs to improve reliability, 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
- Bachelor's 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 (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
Pay Range:
Level 1: $105,000 - $140,000
Level 2: $120,000 - $170,000
Base salary is one part of your total rewards package. You may 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.
Benefits include comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick leave.
ITAR Requirement
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.