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SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is building advanced, high-reliability avionics for Starship. The Sr. Electrical Engineer will lead electrical hardware development for Starship avionics, driving design, testing, qualification, and production of flight electronics while mentoring junior engineers and partnering across teams to improve manufacturability and reliability.

Skills

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering
  • 5+ years designing, building, or testing circuit boards or electronics
  • Hands-on testing at component and subsystem level using oscilloscopes, waveform generators, network analyzers, etc.
  • Experience with circuit board layout, especially switching power or high-speed digital
  • Design experience with switching power converters, magnetics, analog control loops, solid-state switches, motor inverters, or sensor conditioning
  • Familiarity with worst-case/derating analysis, FMEA, EMI/EMC compliance
  • Understanding of mechanical, thermal, and vibration considerations for spacecraft
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills and ability to work autonomously in fast-paced environment
  • ITAR eligibility (U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee) as required

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly develop, prototype, and qualify high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft
  • Provide technical leadership, manage risk and change, and mentor less senior engineers
  • Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, and schematic capture
  • Design, prototype, bring-up, debug, document, and test circuits and subsystems
  • Create and execute development and qualification testing campaigns
  • Support hardware through production, integration, and flight
  • Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, and systems teams to improve manufacturability and reliability

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering (required)

Benefits

  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short- and long-term disability insurance and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Equity/stock options, long-term incentives, and potential discretionary bonuses
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (discounted stock purchases)
  • Approximately 3 weeks paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy and various employee discounts
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