Senior Electrical Design Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $176,561–$227,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $202k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 854 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 591 roles with salary data.
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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Laser Powder Bed Fusion Printers (Raptor) joins the Raptor Printer team to design and integrate in-house Laser Powder Bed Fusion printers for high-volume engine production. This role involves extreme ownership of electrical systems, including requirements definition, circuit design, PCBAs, and hardware validation. You will drive changes to schematics and mechanical drawings to improve reliability and manufacturability while performing root cause investigations for off-nominal behavior. Key technical skills include experience with high-power electronics, motion control, sensors, and embedded microcontroller design. You will utilize tools like Altium or Circuit Maker for schematic capture and board layout, while applying knowledge of SPI, I2C, CAN, and Ethernet. The work focuses on solving complex electromechanical challenges to improve the reliability and performance of additive manufacturing systems.
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