About the job
At SpaceX, we believe that a future where humanity explores the cosmos is far more exhilarating than one where we remain Earth-bound. Our mission is to develop groundbreaking technologies that make interplanetary living a reality, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.
RADIATION EFFECTS TEST ENGINEER
As part of our relentless pursuit to achieve safe and rapid access to space and enhance the reliability of our extensive on-orbit mega-constellations, SpaceX has invested in a state-of-the-art 230 MeV cyclotron for in-house radiation single event effects testing. This proton particle accelerator will facilitate the screening and characterization of electronics across all our vehicles and platforms, significantly boosting our agility in chip and PCBA level performance characterization, which is vital for our AI constellations and deep space exploration vehicles. We are actively seeking top-tier electronics test engineers to assist us in launching this groundbreaking capability and advancing humanity's reach into the stars.
As a crucial member of our dynamic Radiation Effects team, you will ensure the avionics hardware performance across our fleet of vehicles—including Dragon, Falcon, Starship, and the Lunar Human Landing System—as well as our satellites like Starlink and Starshield, all while navigating some of the most extreme and diverse radiation environments imaginable. To maximize reliability in ionizing radiation settings, our Radiation team performs extensive analysis, design, and testing at the component, board, unit, and subsystem levels, providing ample opportunities to engage with a wide range of rocket and spacecraft hardware and electronics. You will have the exceptional chance to design and develop test systems to validate the performance of these components in a cross-disciplinary setting. We expect you to create innovative test systems and infrastructure from scratch, encompassing hardware, software, and test sequences to explore all potential failure modes.