Starship Avionics Engineer — Lead Vehicle Systems

SpaceX; Texas; Sur place; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

SpaceX is seeking an Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship) to join a cross-functional team connecting vehicle analysis, design, production, and operations. You will own cradle-to-grave avionics responsibilities, from development through launch, with emphasis on electrical design, sensors, compute, RF, and video subsystems.

The role requires solving complex integration challenges on a fast-paced program, including real-time health evaluation during flight operations and contributing to next-gen

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering, science, or math field.
• 1+ years of experience with electrical component design or system-level testing.
• 1+ years of experience using Matlab, C++ or Python.

Responsabilités

• Represent the Starship avionics system throughout all stages of integration and launch readiness.
• Triage, troubleshoot, and repair electrical hardware on a production schedule; drive improvements to reduce recurrence.
• Support vehicle pad and flight operations as avionics operator for real-time health evaluation and decisions.
• Contribute to new avionics architectures to reduce mass, cost, and labor.

Connaissances

Electrical design

System integration

Matlab

C++

Python

Troubleshooting

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering/science/math

Outils

3D CAD software

Description du poste

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal ofenabling human life on Mars.

AVIONICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER (STARSHIP)

As a Starship Avionics Systems & Operations Engineer, you will have the unique opportunity to be part of a cross-functional team that bridges the gap between vehicle analysis, design, production and vehicle operations.

The Starship Avionics Team is responsible for cradle to grave ownership of Starship vehicle avionics as the vehicle is built, tested, launched, recovered and re-launched. This includes development of new capabilities, electrical design of vehicle architecture, repair of electrical components, and troubleshooting of avionics subsystems including power distribution, vehicle network, onboard sensors, actuators, compute, RF, and video.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Represent the Starship avionics system throughout all stages of integration, from production and test all the way through GO for launch
• Triage, troubleshoot, root cause, and repair electrical hardware issues on an aggressive production schedule. Drive future improvements to minimize prevent reoccurrence
• Support vehicle pad and flight operations as avionics operator responsible for evaluating vehicle health, resolving issues real time, and recommending path forward
• Contribute to new avionics vehicle architectures that minimize mass, cost, and labor through collaboration with adjacent teams and supporting analysis

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field, science, or math
• 1+ years of experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components or system level testing
• 1+ years of experience using software tools such as Matlab, C++ or Python

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
• Creative problem solving that can bring multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design/development decisions without all available data
• Experience troubleshooting sensors, actuators, and electrical components
• Experience with 3D CAD software
• Software fluency, enabling automation of test or analysis tasks
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
• Operations experience in flight test, piloting aircraft, or controlling other high consequence systems in real time

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Extended hours and weekend work frequently required to support critical project and mission milestones
• Position located in Starbase, Texas with travel to other SpaceX facilities may be intermittently required
• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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