Avionics Development Engineer

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Performance bonuses

Medical, vision, dental

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Avionics Development Specialist to design, document, build, and maintain hardware for HITL, hardware development, testing, and EMI/EEE engineering across vehicles.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering or 2+ years of electronics troubleshooting experience, plus 2+ years manufacturing with electronics tools. Compensation features multiple hourly levels and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or 2+ years electronics experience troubleshooting test systems and/or avionics hardware.

Responsibilities

• Read, interpret, and work from assembly/operating procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, mechanical drawings, and alternate parts lists.
• Design and build test systems, electromechanical assemblies, engineering enclosures, and test fixtures with high level guidance from engineering.
• Design and build electrical harnessing for acceptance tests, qualification of flight avionics, and HITL tables.
• Perform time sensitive harness rework on large systems like HITL tables.
• Develop documentation packages from existing designs.
• Support qualification test campaigns by setting up tests, running software, and interpreting reports.
• Rework PCBA and implement revision changes to fix design issues.
• Monitor progress and ensure on-time delivery.
• Assist with production process development for first-time production run.
• Diagnose test system and HITL failures and repair.
• Design 3D-printed fixtures and tooling for testing

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Pressure sensors

PCBAs design (Altium)

Torque tools

Mechanical enclosures

Functional tests

Soldering/Desoldering (QFN)

Unix/Linux/Windows

Python/SQL/LabVIEW

Office suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

2+ years electronics troubleshooting

Tools

Altium Designer

Protocase Designer

UG/NX

PCB testing equipment

IPC standards

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking an Avionics Development Specialist to design, document, build, and maintain hardware for HITL, hardware development, testing, and EMI/EEE engineering across vehicles.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in engineering or 2+ years of electronics troubleshooting experience, plus 2+ years manufacturing with electronics tools. Compensation features multiple hourly levels and strong benefits.