Avionics Systems Engineer: Falcon & Dragon (Launch-Ready)

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

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