Job Vacancies at SpaceX, Hawthrone, USA

Position: Electrical Engineer (Life Cycle Avionics)

About SpaceX

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is a private US aerospace manufacturer and space transportation services company. It has a head office in Hawthorne, California. It was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk with the goal of reducing space transportation costs to enable the colonization of Mars. In addition to that, SpaceX has developed the Falcon launch vehicle family and the Dragon spacecraft family.

About position

SpaceX is seeking a prominent and proactive Electrical Engineer to join the dynamic Engineering team. The incumbent will be performing real-time troubleshooting as the product goes production and qualification.

In particular, the Electrical Engineer will be carrying out the following functions

• Troubleshoot avionics hardware spanning PCBA board testing and defect detection, fully functional testing of an assembled unit, and resolving on-vehicle anomalies.
• Similarly, Design and troubleshoot test setups and associated support equipment to support the execution of testing strategies.
• Write and execute verification test plans, test procedures, as well as test reports against product requirements.
• Modify electrical schematics and mechanical drawings for flight applications as they relate to reliability and manufacturability.
• Furthermore, participate in manufacturing assessments of new designs and drive optimization for manufacturability and cost.

Minimum requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. However, candidates with Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and relevant field.
• In addition to that, a minimum of two years of experience with circuit board design, environments testing, or unit level testing (significant academic projects, internships, and traditional professional experience all qualify).
• Similarly, two years of experience with electronic components, wire harnesses, and electrical test equipment. (e.g. multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies).
• Professional experience with physical sensors, specifically pressure, acceleration, strain, and temperature is preferred.
• Likewise, Experience with 3D CAD (Unigraphics, Solidworks or similar) as well as Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, SPICE, SQL, and/or National Instruments hardware will be an asset.

ITAR requirements

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.