Electrical Design Engineer (Falcon & Dragon Avionics)
Core
Design new and modify existing avionics hardware for SpaceX's Falcon and Dragon vehicles, focusing on electronic design, reliability, and manufacturability across the product life cycle.
Role type
Electrical Design Engineer (Avionics Hardware)
Builds
Avionics hardware, PCBAs, and test setups for launch vehicles
Domain
Aerospace / Avionics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Electronics hardware design, electrical test equipment usage, analog/digital/mixed-signal circuit design, schematic capture and PCB layout, electrical simulation, root cause analysis, digital communications interfaces, circuit block design
Preferred skills
Design for excellence (DFX), derating analysis, project management, creative problem solving
Technologies
KiCad, Altium, Eagle, LTspice, SIMetrix
Responsibilities
Design new hardware and redesign existing hardware to improve reliability and manufacturability; perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal unit behavior; derive engineering justification to resolve production issues; design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC