Falcon Avionics Systems Engineer at SpaceX
Hawthorne, CA, United States
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
FALCON AVIONICS SYSTEMS ENGINEER
As a systems engineer in Falcon avionics, you will have the unique opportunity to work with a cross functional team of engineers that bridge the gap between vehicle analysis, design, and production extending through vehicle operations. Being equally anchored in all disciplines positions you the ability to spearhead change at the inception of product development, through production, to vehicle system validation.
Your creativity and relentless commitment to quality will be expected to analyze systems designs, define new processes, and develop vehicle validation techniques in order to ultimately build a state-of-the-art and fully reusable space launch vehicle system capable of safely and reliably carrying crew and payloads to Mars. You will also put your engineering knowledge to the test by performing real-time troubleshooting on the vehicle as it goes from the integration phase through launch operations. Our fundamental goal is to allow humanity to explore the stars; with it comes extreme responsibility to ensure the safety of the crew and payload. Are you up for the challenge?
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Represent the avionics system in vehicle-level cross-disciplinary trades and troubleshoot issues on prototype and production assemblies on an aggressive production schedule
Work collaboratively with other teams and customers to spacecraft define the scope of development projects and initial product requirements as new designs move from concept, through prototype, and into production
Act as customer facing subject matter expert preparing presentations and supporting hardware testing at customer facility and launch site to validate SpaceX design meets customer requirements
Perform design and manufacturing assessments of new designs and drive optimization for manufacturability, quality, and cost
Be the lead on system projects including creation, maintenance, and communication of development schedules with sufficient detail to ensure that all assigned personnel are aware of theirs tasks and deadlines
Identify internal and external resources required to support project and product development schedule; work with department management to ensure that these resources are assigned to the project
Develop, execute, and document the avionics system verification on flight and flight-representative hardware at the system-level and validate the as-built vehicle is -go for launch"
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelors' degree in an engineering or STEM discipline
1+ years' experience with software tools such as Matlab, C++ or Python
2+ years' academic or professional experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components or system level testing
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
Fluent in one Matlab, C++ and/or Python, enabling automation of test or analysis tasks and manipulation of large data sets
Experience with wire harnesses and associated sub-components
Experience with 3D CAD software
Experience installing and troubleshooting various electronic sensors and components
Competence with electrical test equipment (i.e. multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies)
Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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