Avionics Build Specialist (Starship)

SpaceX • Starbase, TX, TX

3h

About The Position

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The Avionics Build Specialist (Starship) fabricates and assembles high-quality wire harnesses and supports avionics manufacturing. The role works from technical documents and procedures, resolves manufacturing issues and non-conformances, maintains design integrity and product quality, and helps ensure delivery timelines. It also supports process improvements, testing, troubleshooting, and the design and fabrication of production fixtures and tooling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline or at least 1 year of professional electronics experience troubleshooting test systems and/or avionics or electronics hardware.
• At least 1 year of manufacturing experience using electronics equipment and basic mechanical and/or electronics hand tools.
• Willingness to work night-shift hours, overtime, and weekends as needed.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. unassisted.
• Ability to perform repetitive assembly operations, including grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying.
• Ability to travel for business trips, up to 5%, to different launch or production sites.
• Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg.
• Must meet applicable U.S. export-regulation eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Excellent written and verbal communication and teamwork skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, work efficiency, and accuracy.
• Basic understanding of pressure, temperature, and dynamic sensors and their applications.
• Experience with torque tools, fittings, and pressure regulators.
• Ability to design and document test systems and wiring diagrams.
• Ability to design basic mechanical enclosures using Protocase Designer, UG/NX, or equivalent applications.
• Ability to set up and run functional and environmental tests, identify failures, and report results.
• Knowledge of DAQ systems and associated sensors and measurement tools.
• Experience in harness design and construction, including building and repairing harnesses and knowledge of procedures, tools, connectors, wire/cable, and parts.
• Experience developing software tools and/or programs using Python, SQL, C++, LabVIEW, and/or other languages.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret assembly and operating procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, mechanical drawings, and alternate parts lists to fabricate and assemble wire harnesses.
• Respond to production-related non-conformances, drive root-cause analysis, and disposition issues according to manufacturing policies while protecting design integrity, product quality, and delivery timelines.
• Update designs and processes in response to manufacturing issues, parts obsolescence, system requirement changes, and technician feedback.
• Review drawings and technical data packages for manufacturability and provide feedback to design engineering teams.
• Establish safety protocols and testing procedures, including hands-on operation and troubleshooting of electrical systems.
• Identify and drive lean projects to eliminate waste, reduce costs, improve yields, and optimize product flow through the factory.
• Design and fabricate custom fixtures and tooling to support production.
• Resolve production blockers and ensure product quality and delivery timelines.
• Drive efforts to uncover and document root causes of electrical failures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time