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Employer
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.
SpaceX currently has
790 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 555 roles with salary data.
The Electrical Engineer (Starship Avionics) joins the Starship team to develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft. This role involves driving system trades, requirements capture, component selection, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and testing. The engineer will create development and qualification testing campaigns while supporting hardware through production, integration, and flight. Key technical skills include experience with circuit board layout for switching power converters or high-speed digital applications, as well as designing analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, and sensor signal conditioning circuits. Candidates should possess knowledge of high voltage devices, lithium ion batteries, FPGAs, memory chips, and network switches. The role focuses on the technical challenge of creating advanced electronics for orbital flight and space travel while ensuring systems are efficient, manufacturable, and reliable.
What does a Electrical Engineer earn in California?
Median $163500 from 75 postings across 15 companies.
Develop high-reliability electronics for rockets and spacecraft.
Execute system trades, requirements capture, component selection, and schematic capture.
Prototype, bring up, debug, and document electronic systems.
Design and execute qualification testing campaigns to push designs to their limits.
Support hardware through production, integration, and flight phases.
Drive improvements for manufacturing efficiency and system reliability.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.
1+ years of experience designing, building, or testing circuit boards or other electronics.
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required export control authorizations.
Experience with circuit board layout, especially for switching power converters or high-speed digital applications (preferred).
Experience designing switching power converters, power magnetics, analog control loops, solid state load switches, motor inverters, EMI/EMC compliance, or sensor signal conditioning circuits (preferred).
Experience with high voltage devices, lithium ion batteries, or power distribution optimization (preferred).
Experience with high performance digital processors, FPGAs, memory chips, or network switches (preferred).
Experience with circuit board design-for-manufacturing or productization of electronics (preferred).
Power Electronics
Circuit Board Design
Power Distribution
Analog Control Loops
EMI/EMC
Magnetics
Planar Magnetics
lithium ion batteries
Simulation
Scripting
Signal Conditioning
High Voltage Systems
Lithium-ion Batteries
DC-DC Power Converters
Solid State Load Switches
Power Distribution
Electrical Power Systems
Modeling
Simulation
Impedance Measurement
Loop-gain Measurement
Fault Tolerance
Power Electronics
Verification Testing
Power Electronics
Circuit Board Design
Power Distribution
Analog Control Loops
EMI/EMC
Magnetics
Planar Magnetics
lithium ion batteries
Simulation
Scripting
Signal Conditioning
Spacecraft Electrical Power Systems
Power Systems
Digital Circuit Design
Power Electronics
PLC Programming
HMI/SCADA
Matlab
PSCAD
ETAP
SKM
Modbus
DNP3
Ethernet
FPGA
Microcontrollers
EMI/EMC
High-Voltage Systems
Signal Integrity
Automation & Controls
High Voltage Systems
Lithium-ion Batteries
DC-DC Power Converters
Solid State Load Switches
Power Distribution
Electrical Power Systems
Modeling
Simulation
Impedance Measurement
Loop-gain Measurement
Fault Tolerance
Power Electronics
System Analysis