SpaceX The Power Systems Engineer (Starship Avionics) is responsible for the electrical design, troubleshooting, and repair of Starship vehicle avionics subsystems. This role supports vehicle operations from production through launch and recovery.
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
Qualification
Experience troubleshooting sensorsExperience with 3D CAD softwareSoftware fluencyAbility to work in a fast pacedOperations experience in flight test
Required
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 (internship and collegiate extracurricular engineering project experience will be considered)
1+ years of experience using software tools such as Matlab, C++ or Python
Preferred
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
Operations experience in flight test, piloting aircraft, or controlling other high consequence systems in real time
