Senior Avionics Architect – Space Programs (TS/SCI)

Starlink; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options and long-term incentives

401(k) retirement plan

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs) to lead architecture, integration, and testing of avionics for new vehicles.

You will guide the technical direction of the avionics system during early design, mentor engineers, and see projects through integration and launch. Responsibilities include defining verification strategies, leading test campaigns, and coordinating with cross-functional teams across structures, propulsion, GNC, and software.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5+ years of experience with electrical component design, system-level integration, or system-level testing.
• 2+ years of experience using Python, MATLAB, or C++.
• Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead avionics system architecture for new vehicles, including power, data, RF, and sensor topologies.
• Drive closure of vehicle electrical interfaces by working directly with other responsible engineers on structures, propulsion, GNC, software, and customer teams.
• Lead vehicle wiring diagram and harness architecture, and set integration standards for avionics boxes, sensors, and actuators.
• Drive system-level trades on mass, power, thermal, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and schedule, and present recommendations to program leadership.
• Lead system-level integration and test, including integration lane checkouts and vehicle-level testing, and partner with the teams that own hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Define the avionics system verification strategy and lead the test campaigns that show the as-built vehicle is “go for launch”
• Lead root cause investigations on integrated-vehicle issues and drive corrective actions into the design.
• Support launch operations on console, including real-time troubleshooting and decision-making on the vehicle
• Mentor systems engineers, review designs and test plans, and raise the technical standard of the team
• Plan and lead system projects, including schedules, task ownership, and the internal and external resources required to support them

Skills

Electrical system design

System-level integration

Leadership

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C++

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Avionics Systems Engineer (Special Programs) to lead architecture, integration, and testing of avionics for new vehicles.

You will guide the technical direction of the avionics system during early design, mentor engineers, and see projects through integration and launch. Responsibilities include defining verification strategies, leading test campaigns, and coordinating with cross-functional teams across structures, propulsion, GNC, and software.