Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)
Starship Avionics Systems & Operations Engineer at SpaceX owns Starship vehicle avionics cradle-to-grave — triaging and repairing electrical hardware on a production schedule, serving as avionics operator during pad and flight ops, and shaping new low-mass/low-cost avionics architectures. Core tools: Matlab, C++, Python and electrical test equipment.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Starbase, TX
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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
- Must meet ITAR requirements: U.S. citizen/national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee (or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations)
- Extended hours and weekend work frequently required to support critical project and mission milestones
- Position located in Starbase, Texas with intermittent travel to other SpaceX facilities
Nice to have
- Competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
- Creative problem solving across multiple disciplines with ability to assess risk and make decisions without all 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
Full description
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 of enabling 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