SpaceX - Hawthorne, CA
posted 3 months ago
As a Sr. RF Hardware Development Engineer at SpaceX, you will play a crucial role in streamlining the production of Avionics hardware across the company's fleet of spacecraft and launch vehicles. Your primary responsibility will be to design new avionics hardware as part of spacecraft system re-architectures, while also improving existing designs. This involves not only creating new hardware from scratch but also enhancing the reliability and manufacturability of RF products throughout their life cycle. You will troubleshoot electronic assemblies, identify root causes of issues, implement design updates, and design fixtures and tools to improve product performance. Your contributions will be vital in driving improvements to vehicle architectures and RF hardware designs, ultimately helping SpaceX advance its mission of exploring the stars. In this role, you will be responsible for a variety of tasks including designing new hardware, modifying existing PCBAs and mechanical drawings, and conducting thorough testing of avionics hardware. You will engage in full functional testing of assembled units and resolve any anomalies that arise during vehicle operations. Additionally, you will modify electrical schematics and mechanical drawings to ensure they meet the necessary reliability and manufacturability standards for flight applications. Your expertise in RF systems will be essential as you design and troubleshoot RF test setups and associated support equipment, ensuring effective execution of testing strategies. You will also participate in manufacturing assessments of new RF designs, driving optimization for manufacturability and cost efficiency.