Avionics Systems Engineer
SpaceX
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SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
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The Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship) joins a cross-functional team responsible for cradle to grave ownership of Starship vehicle avionics. This role involves developing new capabilities, designing vehicle architecture, and troubleshooting subsystems including power distribution, vehicle networks, onboard sensors, actuators, compute, RF, and video. You will triage and repair electrical hardware issues on an aggressive production schedule, represent the avionics system through integration and launch, and support vehicle pad and flight operations by evaluating vehicle health in real time. Required skills include experience with electrical component design, system level integration, and testing using software tools like Matlab, C++, or Python. You will also utilize electrical test equipment such as multimeters and oscilloscopes while contributing to architectures that minimize mass, cost, and labor.
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