LEAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEER (STARSHIP AVIONICS)

The Starship electrical hardware development team produces highly integrated components with high reliability in challenging vehicle environments while driving overall avionics mass and cost to a minimum. Developing components in close proximity to vehicle integration and operations provides a tight feedback loop as we iteratively reduce vehicle mass, cost, and labor.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test
• Create development and qualification testing campaigns and exercise designs to their limits
• Support hardware through production, integration, and flight
• Work with experts from other teams and departments to drive changes that make the system more efficient, manufacturable, and reliable. Challenge assumptions and build strong professional relationships
• Lead a team of electrical engineers designing PCBAs and owning the boxes/components they go into from cradle to grave

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 3+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics (research and extracurricular academic projects qualify)
• 1+ years of experience leading a team or technical project

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Breadth of experience across various electrical technical fields including RF, digital, analog, and video
• Hands-on experience designing, building, and/or servicing electrical power distribution systems and/or networks
• Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
• Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
• Writing software in Python or similar for analysis or data review
• 2+ years of experience with PCBA design in Altium

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones
• Position located in Starbase, TX. Travel to other SpaceX facilities may be intermittently required

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

Pay range:
Electrical Engineer/Lead: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00/per year
 
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks. You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year. Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.