Senior Electrical Design Engineer — Starshield Systems

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

Paid time off

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Starshield) to lead end-to-end electronic hardware development for satellite communications and national security applications.

You will own design, bring-up, verification, and cross-disciplinary integration with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. The role requires 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience, strong C/C++, Python skills, and eligibility for an active TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing electronics products.
• Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites.
• Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring up and debugging.
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Electrical design

Security clearance

Cross-functional work

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

FPGA

PCB design

LabVIEW

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Starshield) to lead end-to-end electronic hardware development for satellite communications and national security applications.

You will own design, bring-up, verification, and cross-disciplinary integration with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. The role requires 5+ years of hands-on hardware experience, strong C/C++, Python skills, and eligibility for an active TS/SCI clearance.