PCB Designer, Avionics (Falcon & Dragon)

SpaceX
California
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 100,000 - 135,000 annuallyFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["KiCad","Altium","Eagle","Xpedition","LTspice","SPI","I2C","CAN","Ethernet","RS-422","IPC","EMI/EMC","DFM","Design for test","Manufacturability","IPC standard"]

PCB Designer on the Avionics Hardware Development team responsible for creating circuit board layouts from schematics, optimizing for spaceflight environments, and coordinating with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure flight-worthy PCBs for SpaceX spacecraft.

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4 months ago

PCB Designer, Avionics (Falcon & Dragon)

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Job Summary

PCB Designer on the Avionics Hardware Development team responsible for creating circuit board layouts from schematics, optimizing for spaceflight environments, and coordinating with electrical, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure flight-worthy PCBs for SpaceX spacecraft.
Location: California
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Review and update schematics for compilation requirements, and assist engineers in the capture of hierarchical designs
  • •Determine layer stackup, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion of printed circuit boards (PCB)
  • •Produce printed circuit board designs for the avionics team supporting launch vehicles and spacecraft
  • •Interface with manufacturing to produce designs that meet DFM guidelines
  • •Create and maintain library and release documentation for PCB fabrication

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 100,000 - 135,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeaveParential LeaveDisability Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • •1+ years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects, internships, and professional experience qualify)
  • •1+ years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes) to verify hardware functionality
Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceSpace
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:KiCadAltiumEagleXpeditionLTspiceSPII2CCANEthernetRS-422IPCEMI/EMCDFMDesign for testManufacturabilityIPC standard
Languages:English
Tech Stack:KiCadAltiumEagleXpeditionLTspiceSPII2CCANEthernetRS-422IPCDFM

Company Brief

SpaceX
Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.
Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)
Funding: Series E+
Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States
Founded: 2002
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