Avionics Integration & Test Engineer (Starshield)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Avionics Integration & Test Engineer to join their dynamic team. This hands-on role involves managing integration and testing processes for satellite systems, ensuring they meet mission objectives. Candidates should possess a strong engineering background, with a bachelor's degree in relevant fields and experience in design and manufacturing. The position requires critical thinking and the ability to work under ambiguous conditions. Join a forward-thinking company and contribute to groundbreaking space missions while working alongside talented engineers and technicians in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of design or hands-on manufacturing experience required.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage integration build flow and test operations.
• Evaluate designs for manufacturability and integration.
• Develop manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned.

Skills

Engineering intuition

Critical thinking

Hands-on manufacturing experience

Ability to work with ambiguity

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer engineering

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Bachelor's degree in physics

Master's degree in engineering discipline

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

AVIONICS INTEGRATION & TEST ENGINEER (STARSHIELD)

Avionics Integration and Test engineers are responsible for understanding every system on the satellite. Engineers on this team must have a working knowledge of design, schematics, operations, manufacturing, testing, and flight. A successful Avionics Integration and Test Engineer demonstrates engineering intuition and critical thinking and is comfortable working under ambiguous requirements with minimal oversight. Combining these skills, these engineers face challenges across a wide variety of work centers at the company, and the team is frequently asked to tackle new, inter-departmental development projects. The ultimate goal of the Integration and Test team is to ensure that satellites achieve their mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage integration build flow and test operations
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and integration
• Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing and automation
• Develop and refine manufacturing assembly procedures based on lessons learned
• Enable day-to-day execution of the vehicle integration and test flow
• Evaluate non-conformances to determine root cause and create actionable items and system improvements

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or physics
• 1+ years of design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience (internships, collegiate engineering projects such as Formula SAE, Baja SAE, etc., or professional industry experience will be considered)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance
• Master's degree in an engineering discipline
• Experience with MATLAB, python, or other programming language
• Experience with integration and testing of propulsion, thermal, electrical and/or structural systems
• Experience integrating avionics systems
• Documentation and configuration management experience
• Experience writing test plans, procedures and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale
• Experience in a production environment
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, comfort with ambiguity

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Some travel to other SpaceX sites may be required as needed, up to 10%
• Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed to meet mission-critical deadlines
• This position is very hands-on and requires one to be on their feet for extended periods of time, up to 4 hours at a time
• Will often work side by side with our technicians and must be able to climb ladders, stoop, bend, crawl, and work in tight spaces
• An active clearance may provide the opportunity for you to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing