Avionics Systems Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA seeks an Avionics Systems Engineer (Falcon & Dragon) to own avionics across the full lifecycle—from production and test to launch and refurbishment. You will troubleshoot on aggressive schedules and work with cross-functional teams to define project scope and requirements as designs transition to production.

The role involves developing tools to support a rapid launch cadence, assessing manufacturability, quality, and cost, and leading system projects with detailed

Responsibilities

• Represent Falcon & Dragon avionics across production, test, launch and refurbishment phases.
• Troubleshoot prototype and production assemblies on aggressive schedules.
• Collaborate with teams and customers to define development scope and requirements as designs move to production.
• Develop tools and processes to support high launch rates.
• Assess design manufacturability, quality, and cost; drive optimization.
• Lead system projects with development schedules and resource planning.
• Develop, execute, and document avionics system verification on flight hardware.

Job description

Avionics Systems Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

Hawthorne, CA

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

AVIONICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER (FALCON & DRAGON)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent the Falcon & Dragon avionics system throughout all stages of integration, from production and test all the way through launch and refurbishment
• Troubleshoot issues on prototype and production assemblies on an aggressive production schedule
• 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
• Develop tools and processes to support an unprecedented launch rate
• Perform design and manufacturing assessments of new designs and drive optimization for manufacturability, quality, and cost
• Be the lead on system projects including creation, maintenance, and communication of development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of theirs tasks and deadlines as well as identify internal and external resources required to support the project
• Develop, execute, and document the avionics system verification on flight and flight-representative hardware at the system-level and validate the as-built vehicle is “go for launch