Electrical Engineer, Sensors (Starship Avionics)

The role

The Sensor Electrical Design Engineer will design and develop electrical interface circuitry for sensors for SpaceX vehicles. This role involves designing, building, and testing innovative sensing solutions on an interdisciplinary team.

What you will do

• Design and simulate low-noise circuits for sensors
• Complete board layout and electrical characterization
• Software development in Matlab, Python, or C/C++
• Design and develop electrical interface circuitry for sensors for SpaceX vehicles
• Circuit design, circuit layout and component selection, circuit and device testing

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• Experience designing and testing electronic circuits
• Experience interfacing with microcontrollers for measurement and/or control applications
• Experience with PCB assembly process
• Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones

Nice to have

• Master's degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in circuit design
• Experience with electronic test equipment, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, network analyzers, signal generators, DAQs, spectrum analyzers, and RF test equipment
• Knowledge of sensing technologies/sensing mechanisms

Benefits

• Company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
• Potential discretionary bonuses
• Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• 3 weeks of paid vacation
• 10 or more paid holidays per year
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• 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 eligibl

About the company

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.