Senior Power Electronics Engineer - Starship Systems

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term incentives

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) plan

3 weeks vacation

10+ paid holidays

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Power Electronics Engineer (Starship) to advance high‑reliability power electronics for spaceflight. You will own DC‑DC converter designs, power distribution, and fault-tolerant architectures in a fast‑paced hardware environment.

You have 5+ years in electronics design, a Master’s in EE preferred, and a passion for spaceflight. The role offers competitive pay, stock incentives, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to impact missions beyond Earth

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing, building, or testing circuit boards or electronics.
• Experience with high-reliability hardware, preferably spaceflight.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, and test.
• Design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters and distribution for harsh environments.
• Collaborate with other teams to improve efficiency, manufacturability and reliability.

Skills

Power electronics design

High-reliability electronics

DC-DC converters

Voltage & current regulation

Schematic capture

Circuit board layout

Test and bring-up

Power distribution

Fault-tolerant design

EMI/EMC knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Circuit board layout tools

SPICE simulation

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Sr. Power Electronics Engineer (Starship) to advance high‑reliability power electronics for spaceflight. You will own DC‑DC converter designs, power distribution, and fault-tolerant architectures in a fast‑paced hardware environment.

You have 5+ years in electronics design, a Master’s in EE preferred, and a passion for spaceflight. The role offers competitive pay, stock incentives, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities to impact missions beyond Earth