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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Raptor 3D Printers

SpaceX· Raptor Tooling and Automation Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$140k - $230kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Senior electrical design engineer responsible for end-to-end electrical systems on in-house LPBF printers, including requirements definition, circuit design, development, qualification, and production integration for SpaceX’s Raptor 3D printer program.

Responsibilities

  • Design new electrical hardware, PCBs, and implement targeted modifications to improve reliability, manufacturability, and expand printer capabilities
  • Create and release documentation for fabrication of PCBs
  • Provide extreme ownership of electronic hardware on additive machines from development through implementation
  • Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability, manufacturability, and cost
  • Perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal unit behavior and mitigate risk
  • Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and activation
  • Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
  • Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
  • Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and activation of complex electrical designs
  • Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • 5+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware

Skills

Required:Electrical circuit designPCB design and fabricationElectrical hardware bring-up and debugging
Nice to have:Sensor, microcontroller, and FPGA developmentHigh-speed data acquisition and motion systemsEMI/EMC and test validationSchematic capture and board layout toolsSoftware for test automation (MATLAB or Python)

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
  • Discounts and other perks
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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