Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)

SpaceX
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 1+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Matlab","Python","C++","3D CAD","Electrical test equipment","Troubleshooting","Problem solving","Communication"]

Join the Starship Avionics team to own cradle-to-grave avionics responsibilities—from electrical design and integration to troubleshooting during production, testing, and launch. You’ll work with cross-functional groups to develop new architectures, improve vehicle health monitoring, and support pad and flight operations, using Matlab, C++, and Python while operating in a fast-paced, high-impact aerospace environment.

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SpaceX
7 months ago

Avionics Systems Engineer (Starship)

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Job Summary

Join the Starship Avionics team to own cradle-to-grave avionics responsibilities—from electrical design and integration to troubleshooting during production, testing, and launch. You’ll work with cross-functional groups to develop new architectures, improve vehicle health monitoring, and support pad and flight operations, using Matlab, C++, and Python while operating in a fast-paced, high-impact aerospace environment.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Represent the Starship avionics system throughout all stages of integration, from production and test all the way through GO for launch
  • •Triage, troubleshoot, root cause, and repair electrical hardware issues on an aggressive production schedule. Drive future improvements to minimize prevent reoccurrence
  • •Support vehicle pad and flight operations as avionics operator responsible for evaluating vehicle health, resolving issues real time, and recommending path forward
  • •Contribute to new avionics vehicle architectures that minimize mass, cost, and labor through collaboration with adjacent teams and supporting analysis

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering field, science, or math
  • •1+ years of experience with electrical component design, system level integration of electronic components or system level testing
  • •1+ years of experience using software tools such as Matlab, C++ or Python
  • •Preferred: competence with electrical test equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, etc.)
  • •Preferred: experience with 3D CAD software
Experience:1+ yearsAerospaceSpaceflightAvionics
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:MatlabPythonC++3D CADElectrical test equipmentTroubleshootingProblem solvingCommunication
Languages:English
Tech Stack:MatlabPythonC++3D CAD

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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