Job brief: Avionics Development Specialist

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• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-06.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

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

• Pay: $30 to $53 an hour
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Hawthorne, CA
• Posted: 2026-08-26 · over 60 days ago

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

Level: Mid level. The posting asks for 2+ years of experience.

Must have

• High school diploma or equivalency certificate
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline or 2+ years of electronics experience troubleshooting test systems and/or avionics hardware
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience using electronics equipment and basic mechanical and/or electronics hand tools
• Must be willing to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 25 lbs. unassisted
• Must be able to perform the following functions: repetitive assembly operations, grasping, standing, lifting, bending, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying

Conditions

• Must be able to travel – up to 10%
• 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

• Read, interpret, and work from assembly/operating procedures, schematic diagrams, bills of materials, mechanical drawings, and alternate parts lists
• Design and build test systems, electromechanical assemblies, engineering enclosures, and test fixtures with high level guidance from engineering
• Design and build electrical harnessing to be used in acceptance test, qualification of flight avionics, and HITL tables
• Perform time sensitive harness rework on large systems like HITL tables
• Take existing electromechanical designs, and develop documentation package from scratch

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Across SpaceX's 2,895 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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