Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here .

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