Job brief: Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Starshield)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-13 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-13.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $140,000 to $230,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-12

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree
• 3+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products
• 3+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production;
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz SerDes, DRAM interfaces …
• 2+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting and debugging electronics
• 2+ years of professional experience with fast-paced projects

Conditions

• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/…

Main duties

• Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
• Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring up and debugging
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams
• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
• 5+ years of professional experience designing electronics products

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in California: $198k a year (1,903 listings, 56 employers). This listing is 7% lower.
• Across SpaceX's 2,855 open listings, 57% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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