PCB Designer, Avionics (Falcon & Dragon)

SpaceX • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

As a PCB Designer on the Avionics Hardware Development team, you will have the unique opportunity to perform printed circuit board layouts from designed circuit schematics. While performing layout, you will be working as part of a larger interdisciplinary team. You will work directly with other electrical engineers to review and update schematics, providing your expertise and recommendations at each design review, and iterating your designs to come up with the best possible solutions. You will work with your mechanical engineer counterparts to determine fastener and EEE component placement to ensure your PCB design can survive the harsh environments experienced by a spacecraft (thermal, shock, vibe, EMI, etc).
You will be responsible for creating circuit board layouts that will control our spacecraft to ensure mission success.This is a high-impact, high-ownership position ideal for engineers who are passionate about circuit board design, thrive on technical challenges, and are hungry to have your name written on the silkscreen of circuit boards that will fly in space.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
• 1+ years of experience in electronics hardware design (academic projects, internships, and professional experience qualify)
• 1+ years of experience with electrical test equipment (e.g., multimeters, signal generators, oscilloscopes) to verify hardware functionality

Nice To Haves

• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout software (KiCad, Altium, Eagle, Xpedition)
• Experience with electrical simulation software (LTspice, SIMetrix, or similar)
• Ability to design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits
• Knowledge of digital communications interfaces including SPI, I2C, CAN, Ethernet, and RS-422.
• Familiar with best layout practices for low noise design and minimization of EMI/EMC
• Demonstrate understanding of design for manufacturability, assembly, and test
• Experience with IPC Standard
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
• Extreme ownership managing projects from start to finish
• Self-motivated with strong multi-tasking, organizational, communication, and documentation skills
• Creative problem solver capable of working within a multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Review and update schematics for compilation requirements, and assist engineers in the capture of hierarchical designs
• Determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion of printed circuit boards (PCB)
• Produce printed circuit board designs for the avionics team supporting launch vehicles and spacecraft
• Interface with manufacturing to produce designs that meet DFM guidelines.
• Create and maintain library
• Create and release documentation for the fabrication of PCBs
• Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to continually improve design rules, constraints and design for test and manufacture guidelines
• Utilize PCB design tools, maintain and evaluate new tools, and train team members to use tools

Benefits

• Company stock
• Stock options
• Long-term cash awards
• Discretionary bonuses
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Short-term disability insurance
• 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 leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level