New Grad Electrical Engineer: Avionics & Space Systems

United States Digital Space LLC; Starbase (TX); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a New Graduate Electrical Engineer for the Starship program at Starbase, TX. You will join a fast-moving, world-class electrical team designing and maintaining electronics for spaceflight, with opportunities to work on sensors, power, networking, and data acquisition.

Responsibilities include designing analog and digital circuits, high‑reliability avionics components, and power systems, plus supporting hardware from prototype through flight.

Qualifications

• Graduating with a bachelor's, master's, or PhD in 2027
• Degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field
• 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 from first principles 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 (EEE, EMI, radiation, propulsion, structures, GNC, etc.)
• 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 (acceptance/qualification), 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

Electrical engineering

Power systems

Controls engineering

Analog/digital circuit design

High-voltage systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ETAP

SKM

EasyPower

PowerWorld

Matlab

PSCAD

Modbus

DNP3

Job description

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a New Graduate Electrical Engineer for the Starship program at Starbase, TX. You will join a fast-moving, world-class electrical team designing and maintaining electronics for spaceflight, with opportunities to work on sensors, power, networking, and data acquisition.

Responsibilities include designing analog and digital circuits, high‑reliability avionics components, and power systems, plus supporting hardware from prototype through flight.