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About SpaceX
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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720 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
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Electric Propulsion Engineer, Avionics (Starshield) joins a collaborative engineering team focused on the design, analysis, build, and test of high-volume, flight-qualified satellite electric propulsion systems for government use. This role involves end-to-end hardware ownership of propulsion power-processing and control electronics to ensure flight reliability. Key responsibilities include designing circuit boards, performing component selection, conducting board bring-up, and troubleshooting electrical systems including thrusters, heaters, and propellant-feed actuators. The candidate will develop qualification test plans for vibration, thermal cycles, and EMI/EMC while analyzing ground-test and flight data using Python and MATLAB. Essential skills include experience with mixed-signal or power electronics, high-voltage design, and control loops. The role addresses the technical challenge of developing reliable propulsion hardware for earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads within a high-reliability aerospace environment requiring rigorous documentation and production support.
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