This role pays less than
92%
of similar roles. Most pay
$137,500–$197,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$122k
versus about
$168k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft with the mission of enabling humans to become a multi-planetary species. It operates the Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship launch vehicles, as well as the Starlink satellite internet constellation.
SpaceX currently has
793 open roles
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Listed pay typically runs
$130,000–$165,000
across 557 roles with salary data.
Electrical Hardware Engineer, Satellites (Starlink) joins the Starlink team to develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft. This role involves ownership of the entire hardware lifecycle, including system trades, requirements capture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, prototyping, and hardware bring-up. The engineer will work on complex electrical designs involving high-speed digital communications, analog systems, network integration, power electronics, and RF devices to support satellite bus avionics or payload components like phased arrays and custom modem electronics. Key technical requirements include experience with mixed-signal circuit boards featuring processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces, I2C, SPI, and various converters. Candidates should possess skills in Python and C/C++ to troubleshoot and debug hardware. The role addresses the challenge of providing global broadband connectivity through advanced satellite constellation infrastructure.
PCB Layout
Schematic Capture
FPGA
Python
C
C++
High-Speed Digital
Power Electronics
RF Engineering
Ethernet
SerDes
DDR4
I2C
SPI
Digital to Analog Converters