SpaceX
Power Systems Engineer (Starship Avionics)
Starbase, TXmidAdded today
About this role
Join SpaceX's Starship Avionics team to design and optimize advanced electrical power systems for next-generation spacecraft. You'll work on high-voltage batteries, power converters, and distribution systems while collaborating with elite engineers to enable multi-planetary exploration.
What you'll do
- Design, analyze, and test high-voltage power systems including lithium-ion batteries and DC-DC converters
- Conduct electrical power system verification testing and performance analysis
- Develop system-level design requirements and trade studies for power subsystems
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create and validate power electronics hardware
- Optimize power distribution architecture for spacecraft applications
- Support rapid prototyping and iteration cycles for mission-critical systems
What they're looking for
- High-voltage power system design and analysis
- Lithium-ion battery systems and management
- DC-DC power converter design and modeling
- Electrical systems simulation and testing
- Solid-state power switching and control
- Fault tolerance and reliability engineering
- Harsh environment power supply packaging
- Impedance and loop-gain measurement techniques
Benefits
- Work on cutting-edge aerospace technology
- Collaborate with world-class engineering teams
- Contribute to Mars colonization mission
- Based at SpaceX Starbase, Texas
- Equal opportunity employer with competitive compensation
- Potential for rapid career growth in fast-paced environment
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SpaceX
SpaceX develops advanced spacecraft and satellite systems, including the Starshield government satellite constellation and Starfall re-entry cargo capsule for global delivery. The company is hiring engineers in avionics integration, software test automation, mechanical design, and hardware reliability to validate flight-critical systems and ensure mission success.
- Website
- spacex.com
Likely interview questions
- Describe your hands-on experience with lithium-ion battery systems or DC-DC power converters, including specific applications or projects.
- How would you approach designing a fault-tolerant power distribution system for a space vehicle with extreme environmental constraints?