Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Additive Manufacturing

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

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for the Raptor Printer team to own electrical systems end-to-end for next‑gen LPBF printers. You will drive requirements, circuit design, development, qualification, and seamless integration into production in a fast-paced environment where your work directly affects engine production rates and reliability.

The role offers end-to-end ownership of complex electrical designs, collaboration across mechanical, software,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 5+ years designing circuits and hardware.
• Experience with high-power electronics and automation.

Responsibilities

• Design electrical hardware, PCBs, and modifications.
• Create fabrication documentation for PCBs.
• Own hardware from development through activation.
• Update electrical schematics and drawings for reliability and cost.
• Perform root-cause investigations on off-nominal units.
• Derive engineering justifications to resolve production issues.
• Design test setups and validate hardware.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, automation, and additive teams.
• Lead trades, requirements capture, component selection, prototyping, bring-up, and manufacturing.
• Question requirements and learn from mistakes.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB design

Schematic capture

Altium

EMI/EMC

Power electronics

FPGA design

Sensor interfacing

Python/MATLAB

Cross-functional

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Circuit Maker

MATLAB

Python

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA, is seeking a Senior Electrical Design Engineer for the Raptor Printer team to own electrical systems end-to-end for next‑gen LPBF printers. You will drive requirements, circuit design, development, qualification, and seamless integration into production in a fast-paced environment where your work directly affects engine production rates and reliability.

The role offers end-to-end ownership of complex electrical designs, collaboration across mechanical, software,