Avionics Development Technician

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.

AVIONICS DEVELOPMENT TECHNICIAN

The Avionics Core Technician Team (ACT) is looking for an experienced Development Technician to design, document, build, and maintain a variety of hardware supporting HITL, Hardware Dev, Test, EEE, and EMI engineering teams across all vehicles.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build test systems, electromechanical assemblies, and test fixtures

• Design and build electrical harnessing to be used in acceptance test and qualification of flight avionics

• Perform rework on PCBAs

• Design and document test systems and wiring diagrams based on engineer-selected test equipment and provided design intent

• Interpret engineering documentation and provide feedback to support completion of designs and documentation

• Read, interpret, and work from assembly procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, and mechanical drawings

• Self-monitor work progress against area benchmarks and achieve on-time delivery of all work

• Assist with the development of production processes for first-time production runs

• Support execution of qualification test campaigns by setting up tests and running software under engineering direction

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate

• 1+ years of experience manufacturing wire harnesses or electro-mechanical sub-assemblies

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 2+ years of experience using electronics equipment (e.g., DMMs, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power supplies, DAQs

Department: Falcon and Dragon Avionics & Software Engineering