Sr. Electromagnetic Effects Engineer (Lightning Effects) is open at SpaceX in Hawthorne, CA. The posting gives a salary of $140K - $230K. Posted on Oct 28, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Perform lightning zoning analysis and design SpaceX orbital vehicles to survive lightning direct and indirect effects Perform computational modeling of lightning stress coupling to electrical interfaces using CST, HFSS, EMA3D or other EM solvers Perform analysis to characterize lightning effects and mitigations including circuit and power system grounding architectures, structural electrical bonding, circuit…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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