Harnessing Engineer Specialist, Satellites (Starlink)
About The Position
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. HARNESSING ENGINEER SPECIALIST, SATELLITES (STARLINK) We’re looking for a talented Harnessing Engineer Specialist to develop satellite harnessing designs and drive improvements across electrical and optical wiring products. On the avionics & harnessing engineering team, you will be responsible for releasing satellite harnessing design and drawings, as well as qualifying interconnects and cables across our various satellite configurations. You will work closely with responsible engineers focused on driving new component selections across various bus/power and optical harnessing products and executing on component and subsystem qualification/testing. This role has high exposure across our various satellite vehicle subsystems and befits one who is highly collaborative and motivated to take on challenging work – both hands-on building harnessing products + processes and execute/release detailed wire harness designs.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalency certificate
- 3+ years in professional wire harnessing experience or similar environment, or bachelor’s degree in engineering or a similar field
Nice To Haves
- 3D CAD harnessing/routing design and drafting experience with Siemens NX or similar software
- Exposure to electrical/optical harnessing processes and tooling
- Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
Responsibilities
- Develop and release harness design solutions within a 3D NX CAD environment, adhere to and improve internal design standards and requirements.
- Work with responsible engineers to generate electrical schematics to support both flight and qualification designs.
- Perform testing (both mechanical and electrical) of harnessing with respect to thermal, loads, vibration and shock to ensure full qualification for flight
- Triage non-conforming interconnect products and drive resolution and preventative actions
- Support development tooling and low-rate manufacturing of new electrical and optical harnessing products.
Benefits
- long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- short and long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- paid parental leave
- various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- paid sick time in compliance with state and federal law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
