SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
About the role
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.
What they're looking for
- 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
- 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
More about this role
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.
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.
- 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...
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