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Battery Engineer (Falcon & Dragon)

SpaceX· Falcon and Dragon Avionics & Software Engineering
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Hybrid (Hawthorne, CA)$105k - $140kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Battery Engineer on SpaceX's Falcon & Dragon Avionics Hardware Development team focused on battery life cycle from development through production and launch, involving design, reliability, manufacturing, testing, and integration to ensure safe and reliable space access.

Responsibilities

  • Provide extreme ownership of battery assemblies for flight across all areas of the product life cycle
  • Support the development of battery pack designs, layouts, and electrical schematics from initial requirements to in-flight operation
  • Define manufacturing requirements, specifications, and validation from productions cells to full scale packs
  • Collaborate with partner teams and programs on cell selection, pack configuration, and system integration
  • Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability and manufacturability
  • Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop, environmental testing, and abuse testing campaigns
  • Optimize pack level system operation for degradation and reliability
  • Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and vehicle integration

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
  • 1+ years of experience in hardware design (academic projects, internships, and professional experience all qualify)
  • 1+ years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes)

Skills

Required:Battery pack designElectrical test equipment

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives (stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards)
  • Discretionary bonuses
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • paid vacation and holidays
  • paid sick leave according to policy
  • various other discounts and perks
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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