Graduate Electrical Engineer, Power & Avionics for Spaceflight

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain advanced electrical systems for Starship programs. The role involves developing analog/digital circuits, power electronics, and high-reliability avionics components for extreme environments and flight hardware.

You will collaborate across teams (EEE, EMI, radiation, propulsion, structures, GNC) and contribute to production automation and site-wide power infrastructure at Starbase, TX.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, master's, or PhD in electrical/related engineering anticipated in 2027.
• 1+ years of electrical experience with power systems, automation, or board/sensor design.
• Experience with power systems analysis tools and industrial networking concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, operate, and maintain electrical systems.
• Develop analog and digital circuits for extreme environments; design power converters and high-integrity layouts; support hardware through production and flight.
• Rapidly develop high-reliability avionics components; drive trades, requirements, prototyping, bring-up, testing, and flight support.
• Participate in conceptual development of automated equipment for Starship production.
• Troubleshoot issues hands-on; support technicians; ensure safe operation of systems.
• Design, build, operate, and maintain microgrids for Starbase, TX.
• Create and maintain power budgets, monitoring, and metering for mission-critical assets.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA and IEEE standards, prioritizing safety and engineering excellence.
• Develop protective relay settings and schemes for high-voltage equipment.

Skills

Power systems design

Analog/digital circuit design

High-voltage systems

Electrical engineering

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

ETAP/SKM/PowerWorld

MATLAB/PSCAD

PLC programming

HMI/SCADA

Robotics (Kuka/ABB/Fanuc)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design, build, operate, and maintain advanced electrical systems for Starship programs. The role involves developing analog/digital circuits, power electronics, and high-reliability avionics components for extreme environments and flight hardware.

You will collaborate across teams (EEE, EMI, radiation, propulsion, structures, GNC) and contribute to production automation and site-wide power infrastructure at Starbase, TX.