New Graduate Engineer, Electrical at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA

Summary: SpaceX is a company focused on developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. They are seeking a New Graduate Engineer in Electrical to design, develop, and test reliable electronics for satellite communication, while collaborating with various teams to ensure the viability of designs throughout the hardware life cycle. Responsibilities: - Rapidly design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites - Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging - Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering - Graduating with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in 2026 or 2027 Preferred Qualifications: - 2+ years of experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products - 2+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware - 2+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz SerDes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components - 2+ years of experience testing, troubleshooting and debugging electronics - 2+ years of experience with fast-paced projects - Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++) - Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role - Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere - Excellent communication skills both written and verbal Required Skills: Electrical hardware design, Mixed-signal circuit board design, FPGA, Ethernet, SerDes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, Operational amplifiers, Analog to digital converters, Digital to analog converters, Power supply components, Electronics testing, Electronics troubleshooting, Python, C++ Benefits: Those with an active clearance will receive a 10% differential, up to an additional $20,000 annually, once officially briefed into a classified program., Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, Potential discretionary bonuses, The ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, Access to a 401(k) retirement plan, Short & long-term disability insurance, Life insurance, Paid parental leave, Various other discounts and perks, 3 weeks of paid vacation, Eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year, Employees accrue paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy which satisfies or exceeds the accrual, carryover, and use requirements of the law