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Electrical Engineer, Sensors (Starship Avionics)

SpaceX· Starship Electronics
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Hawthorne, CA$105k - $120kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Electrical Design Engineer focused on sensors for SpaceX Starship avionics, designing infrared/interfacing electronics for physical sensors (pressure, acceleration, rotation, etc.), including circuit design, layout, testing, and software interactions.

Responsibilities

  • Design and simulate low-noise circuits for sensors
  • Complete board layout and electrical characterization
  • Software development experience in Matlab, Python, or C/C++

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
  • Experience designing and testing electronic circuits
  • Experience interfacing with microcontrollers for measurement and/or control applications
  • Experience with PCB assembly process

Skills

Required:Low-noise sensor circuit designPCB layout and electrical characterizationMicrocontroller interfacingSoftware development (Matlab, Python, or C/C++)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • employee stock purchase plan and potential stock-based incentives
  • various discounts and perks
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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