Avionics Engineer (Dragon)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Avionics Engineer, where you will be at the forefront of innovation in aerospace technology. This dynamic role involves collaborating with a diverse team to design, analyze, and validate avionics systems for groundbreaking space missions. You will leverage your engineering expertise to troubleshoot real-time issues and enhance processes that ensure the safety and reliability of crewed and uncrewed missions. With a commitment to excellence and creativity, you will contribute to the development of reusable launch vehicles, pushing the boundaries of human exploration. Be part of a mission that aims to take humanity to the stars!

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Paid vacation

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Long-term incentives

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics required.
• 1+ years of experience with Python, C++, or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze avionics system testing on flight hardware.
• Collaborate with teams to define project scopes and requirements.

Skills

Python

C++

MATLAB

Creative problem solving

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or physics

Tools

NX CAD software

Altium

Electrical test equipment

Job description

AVIONICS ENGINEER (DRAGON)

As an Avionics Engineer supporting Dragon, you will have the unique opportunity to work with a cross functional team of engineers that consolidates execution between vehicle analysis, design, and production extending through vehicle system verification and space operations. You will be equally anchored in all disciplines giving you the ability to spearhead change at the inception of product development, through production, to vehicle system validation.

Your creativity and relentless commitment to quality will be exercised to create, analyze, and maintain systems designs, define and improve processes, and develop vehicle validation techniques in order to ultimately build a state-of-the-art and fully reusable space launch vehicle system capable of safely and reliably carrying crew and payloads. You will also put your engineering knowledge to the test by performing real-time troubleshooting on the vehicle as it goes from the integration phase through mission operations. Our fundamental goal is to allow humanity to explore the stars; with it comes the extreme responsibility of ensuring the safety of the crew and payload.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for computing, power, instrumentation, and radio frequency (RF) communications consisting of system level performance and component hardware ownership.
• Develop, execute, and analyze the avionics system testing on flight hardware at the integrated level to validate the as-built vehicle is “go for launch” and root cause issues that require in-depth investigations across vehicle hardware systems.
• Support build and capsule maintenance through troubleshooting build problems and work to simplify and streamline recurring work to enable a higher launch cadence with higher reliability and lower labor hours per mission.
• Support mission operations by providing real-time input during flight, completing data reviews and monitoring system performance, and working with partners to simplify operation of systems.
• Work collaboratively with other teams and customers to define the scope of development projects and initial product requirements as new designs move from concept, through prototype, and into production.
• Define acceptance testing and qualification requirements of new and existing hardware, perform development and qualification testing to prove out design, and formally document test results.
• Travel to launch sites and customer sites for testing and/or operations.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or physics.
• 1+ years of experience using software such as Python, C++, and/or MATLAB.
• 1+ years of experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components, or system level testing (internship and project team experience is applicable).

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Hands-on experience with sizing, installing and troubleshooting various electronic components.
• Experience with wire harness design and build, including associated sub-components.
• Experience with NX or similar CAD software.
• Experience with PCBA design and Altium or similar software.
• Experience with RF system design or testing.
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, etc.).
• Software fluency, enabling automation of test or analysis tasks and manipulation of large data sets.
• Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions with limited data.
• Self-motivated with strong learning, multi-tasking, organizational, and documentation skills.
• Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be available to work extended hours and weekends if needed to meet critical deadlines.
• Ability to pass Air Force background check for Cape Canaveral.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:
Avionics Engineer/Level I: $100,000.00 - $120,000.00/per year
Avionics Engineer/Level II: $115,000.00 - $135,000.00/per year

Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also 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. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.