Hardware Development Engineer (Avionics) at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA

Summary: SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. As a Hardware Development Engineer, you will be responsible for the mechanical design and packaging of advanced avionics and sensor systems, ensuring their reliability and integration throughout the product development lifecycle. Responsibilities: - Provide extreme ownership of avionics hardware for flight across all areas of product development - Drive changes to mechanical parts and assembly drawings that improve reliability and manufacturability - Perform root cause investigations, analysis, and simulations to characterize performance limits and mitigate risk - Develop high reliability hardware to expand vehicle capabilities - Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues through assembly, test, and vehicle integration - Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing - Develop innovative sensors and avionics packages for physical sensors such as pressure, acceleration, flow, etc. and electrical components - Create 3D models, production 2D drawings, and complete tolerance analysis Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline - 1+ years of professional experience with mechanical design and analysis (significant academic projects, internships, and traditional professional experience will qualify) - Provide extreme ownership of avionics hardware for flight across all areas of product development - Drive changes to mechanical parts and assembly drawings that improve reliability and manufacturability - Perform root cause investigations, analysis, and simulations to characterize performance limits and mitigate risk - Develop high reliability hardware to expand vehicle capabilities - Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues through assembly, test, and vehicle integration - Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing - Develop innovative sensors and avionics packages for physical sensors such as pressure, acceleration, flow, etc. and electrical components - Create 3D models, production 2D drawings, and complete tolerance analysis - Extended hours and weekend work may be required to support critical project and mission milestones Preferred Qualifications: - Drafting and modeling with Siemens NX or similar for part design and managing assemblies - Experience in the design of sensors or optical systems, packaging or integration of sensors, or the design of mechanical and electrical systems - Simulation tools for performing stress, dynamic, or thermal analysis (e.g. ANSYS) - Design for Excellence (DFX) principles related to GD&T, material selection, and manufacturing processes - Exposure to electronics packaging and designing for extreme environments - Working knowledge of fundamental sensing mechanisms - Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere - Familiarity managing projects from start to finish - Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills - Creative problem solver capable of working within a multidisciplinary team Required Skills: Mechanical design, Avionics systems, Simulation tools Important Skills: Siemens NX, Design for Excellence, Electronics packaging Nice-to-Have Skills: Creative problem solving, Communication skills, Organizational skills, Self-motivated Benefits: Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, Short and long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, Various other discounts and perks, 3 weeks of paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy