Electrical Engineer, New Graduate — Starship Avionics

First Roles; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a New Graduate Electrical Engineer for Starship in Texas. You will design, build, and maintain advanced electrical systems for one of the world’s most ambitious aerospace programs, working across avionics, automation, power infrastructure, and safety systems.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and flight‑level tooling and testing. You will contribute to high‑reliability avionics, power networks, and site power budgets while navigating

Qualifications

• Graduating with a bachelor’s, master’s or PhD in 2027.
• Degree in an electrical engineering or related discipline.
• 1+ years of electrical experience with power systems, automation & controls, or board and sensor design.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and maintain electrical systems.
• Develop analog and digital circuits for extreme environments; design switching power converters, signal conditioning, filters, and high‑integrity layouts; support hardware through production, integration, and flight while collaborating across teams.
• Rapidly develop high‑reliability avionics components (sensors, power systems, network interfaces, propulsion interfaces, data acquisition); drive system trades, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, analysis, testing, documentation, manufacturing support, and flight support
• Participate in conceptual development of automated equipment and processes for Starship production
• Troubleshoot issues hands‑on, support technicians, and ensure safe, efficient operation of systems in dynamic environments
• Design, build, operate, and maintain the various microgrids that comprise Starbase, TX
• Create and maintain sitewide power budgets, monitoring, and metering for mission‑critical assets to optimize visibility and efficiency
• Ensure compliance with NFPA 70, 70B, 70E, NESC, and IEEE standards, prioritizing safety and engineering excellence
• Develop and implement protective relay settings and schemes for high‑voltage equipment

Skills

Power systems analysis

Automation & controls

PCB & sensor design

High voltage safety

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

ETAP

SKM

PowerWorld

MATLAB/PSCAD

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a New Graduate Electrical Engineer for Starship in Texas. You will design, build, and maintain advanced electrical systems for one of the world’s most ambitious aerospace programs, working across avionics, automation, power infrastructure, and safety systems.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, cross‑disciplinary collaboration, and flight‑level tooling and testing. You will contribute to high‑reliability avionics, power networks, and site power budgets while navigating