Starship Power Systems Engineer — Avionics

InvestedintheMission; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Vision coverage

Dental coverage

401(k)

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

3 weeks of paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Power Systems Engineer (Starship Avionics) to advance high voltage power systems, battery management, and power distribution for Starship avionics.

Join a world-class team designing, analyzing, and testing power electronics hardware, pushing to extend mission lifetimes and reliability in a challenging space environment. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 1+ years of related experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
• 1+ years of experience with high voltage systems, lithium-ion batteries, solid state load switches, DC-DC power converters, or power distribution (personal projects, research, internships, and extracurricular academic projects qualify).
• Preferred: DC-DC power converters, electric motors, lithium-ion batteries, or solid state load switches.
• Experience with electric drivetrains in aircraft flight control surfaces, electric vehicle traction systems, or similar applications.
• Understanding of design for fault tolerance and reliability.
• Familiarity with power supply testing and packaging for harsh environments.
• Experience with in-lab impedance measurement and loop-gain measurement.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering expertise in design, system analysis, and testing of high voltage systems, including lithium-ion batteries, solid state load switches, DC-DC power converters, and power distribution optimization
• Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
• Define and perform electrical power system verification testing and analysis
• Work with multidisciplinary teams of design, test, and production engineers to create new power electronics hardware

Skills

High voltage systems

Lithium-ion batteries

DC-DC power converters

Power distribution

Electrical power system testing

Modeling and testing

Fault tolerance design

Lab impedance measurement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Job description

SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA is seeking a Power Systems Engineer (Starship Avionics) to advance high voltage power systems, battery management, and power distribution for Starship avionics.

Join a world-class team designing, analyzing, and testing power electronics hardware, pushing to extend mission lifetimes and reliability in a challenging space environment. The role requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering and 1+ years of related experience.