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SpaceX · 1 week ago

Sr. Aviation Development Engineer (Starlink)

Woodinville, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$125K/yr - $175K/yr

5+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Sr. Aviation Development Engineer for their Starlink project. The role involves leading the technical engagement for the service launch of Starlink with airline partners, ensuring alignment with business objectives and managing multiple projects.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Responsible for the technical engagement and successful Starlink service launch of Starlink with airline partners

Act as the technical point of contact for all engineering and integration issues relating to the projects you are driving

Navigate complex schedules and project dependencies ensuring a maximally efficient use of SpaceX resources and customer success

Work across multiple disciplines including cybersecurity, maintenance, flight crew and cabin workers, digital experience teams and engineering to ensure all parties have timely access to critical data, manuals, project schedules and technical notices relating to SpaceX’s products

Produce deliverables on a tight timeline that incorporate partner input and deliverables

Manage multiple concurrent projects and provide regular updates on schedule and deliverables to senior management

Act as the subject matter expert on the SpaceX Aviation Integration process and create alignment across all partners

Work across all stakeholders to ensure feedback is incorporated into project schedules and statement of work

Qualification

STEM degreeEngineering experienceTechnical program managementAerospace manufacturingSoftware architectureElectrical interfacesWireless communicationsMechanical structuresThermal analysisRegulatory complianceIntegration plansMicrosoft Word proficiencyDocumentation skillsCommunication skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline

5 Years of experience in an engineering function (EG: software, network, mechanical, electrical) OR a technical program/product management role focused on bringing programs/products/services to market

Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary to support critical milestones

Ability to travel if needed (0-25%)

Preferred

Demonstrated ability to navigate complex technical programs with aerospace manufacturers from ideation, commercial negotiation, and implementation to roll-out

Experience in one or more of the following functional areas: software architecture and protocols, electrical interfaces and standards, wireless data communications, mechanical structures or thermal analysis

Experience conducting commercial and technical trades across partner and internal stakeholders

Demonstrated high accountability to producing the correct requirements, eliminating complexity and communicating dependencies, critical path and key decision-points to a large group of stakeholders

Experience with industry certification and regulatory compliance

Experience with commissioning and testing, writing and executing integration plans

Previous technical ownership of a complex project involving numerous stakeholders from conception to customer acceptance

Demonstrated ability to produce documentation deliverables on a tight timeline

Extremely strong proficiency with Microsoft Word as a tool to produce and manage large documents

Experience generating schematics, diagrams, and data visualizations that clearly communicate design intent of systems, tests or analysis

Hardware ownership for mechanical or electrical systems through entire lifecycle (design, qualification, manufacturing, and launch)

Understanding of failure modes of complex mechanical and electrical systems

Extremely strong verbal and written communication skills