Propulsion Avionics Engineer — Flight-Ready Power Electronics

Spacex; Hawthorne (CA); Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 170,000; Full time

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Job summary

SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA, is hiring an Electric Propulsion Engineer with an avionics focus to own end-to-end propulsion power-processing and control electronics for Starshield. You will work on high-volume, flight-qualified systems and collaborate across firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability and readiness for flight.

The role emphasizes end-to-end hardware ownership, design, test, and qualification activities with strong emphasis on safety, quality, and on-site

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, aerospace, physics, mechanical, or other engineering discipline preferred
• 1+ years of experience designing, testing, and analyzing power electronics, avionics, or related hardware

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, test, and support propulsion avionics hardware (power-processing and control electronics)
• Lead or contribute to electrical architecture, circuit-board design, debugging, and verification
• Develop propulsion electronics and flight qualification tests
• Collaborate with firmware/software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams
• Create test setups, harnesses, and data acquisition systems for propulsion hardware
• Analyze ground-test and flight data using Python/MATLAB; inform design decisions
• Lead root-cause investigations and redesigns to improve reliability and production rates
• Develop and execute qualification tests for flight readiness (vibration, thermal, EMI/EMC)

Skills

Power electronics

High-voltage design

Data analysis (Python)

Electrical systems

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Job description

SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA, is hiring an Electric Propulsion Engineer with an avionics focus to own end-to-end propulsion power-processing and control electronics for Starshield. You will work on high-volume, flight-qualified systems and collaborate across firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure reliability and readiness for flight.

The role emphasizes end-to-end hardware ownership, design, test, and qualification activities with strong emphasis on safety, quality, and on-site