Lead Electrical Engineer, AI Satellite Hardware

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Bastrop, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Electrical Hardware Engineer for the Starmind AI satellites program in Bastrop, TX. You will own the hardware lifecycle, from flight computers to power systems and custom compute electronics, interfacing with mechanical, thermal, and software teams to enable orbital AI processing.

You will rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites, lead design trades, bring-up hardware, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure robust, space-qualified solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs.
• Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion of PCBs.
• Library creation and maintenance
• Create and release documentation for fabrication of PCBs
• Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to continually improve design rules, constraints and design for test and manufacture guidelines
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
• Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Electrical Hardware Engineer for the Starmind AI satellites program in Bastrop, TX. You will own the hardware lifecycle, from flight computers to power systems and custom compute electronics, interfacing with mechanical, thermal, and software teams to enable orbital AI processing.

You will rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites, lead design trades, bring-up hardware, and collaborate with suppliers to ensure robust, space-qualified solutions.