Battery Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)
Core
Design, develop, and validate battery assemblies for SpaceX's Falcon and Dragon vehicles, ensuring safety and reliability from development through launch.
Role type
Senior IC battery engineer (hardware)
Builds
Flight-ready battery packs and electrical systems for launch vehicles
Domain
Aerospace / Battery Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
lithium-ion cell design, BMS integration, electrical schematics, manufacturing validation, abuse testing, circuit design, MATLAB/Python, electrical simulation
Preferred skills
Passive Propagation Testing (PPR), JSC-20793/SMC-S-16 standards, LTspice/SIMetrix, microcontroller knowledge, project management
Technologies
LTspice, SIMetrix, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Design battery pack layouts and electrical schematics; define manufacturing requirements and validation plans; collaborate on cell selection and system integration; drive improvements in reliability and manufacturability; execute hardware validation and abuse testing; resolve production issues across assembly and integration
Seniority
Junior to Mid-level, hands-on IC
