Production Engineer (Starship Electronics)

Hawthorne, CAfull time

On Site

entry

$100k–$130k

H1B: no

SpaceX Power Electronics Engineer at SpaceX develops high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft, focusing on DC-DC power converters and power distribution products. The role involves system trades, component selection, prototyping, debugging, and collaboration across teams to improve system efficiency and reliability.

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
Design, analyze, and test DC-DC power converters and power distribution products for harsh environments
Work on electrical power system and sub-system level design trades and develop requirements
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.

Qualification

1+ years of experience designingExcitement for making systems smarterExperience with circuit board layoutExperience with high voltage devices

Required

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or similar discipline
1+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics (research, internships and extracurricular academic projects qualify)

Preferred

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
Passion for spaceflight and curiosity for electronics in high-reliability applications
Excitement for making systems smarter, better, faster, cheaper
Experience making products or systems work with minimal time and resources
Experience developing fundamentally new hardware, not just incrementally updating legacy hardware
Experience with circuit board layout, especially for switching power converters or high-speed digital applications
Experience designing switching power converters, power magnetics, analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, EMI/EMC compliance, or sensor signal conditioning circuits
Experience with high voltage devices, lithium ion batteries, or power distribution optimization

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

Company

SpaceX

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