Electromagnetic Effects Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Woodinville, WA
Salary: $105,000–$145,000 / yr
Posted: 42 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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.

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The Electromagnetic Effects Engineer (Starlink Aviation) joins the Starlink Aviation team to ensure the hardware performance of equipment on various aircraft and mobile systems. This role involves performing exhaustive analysis, design, and testing at the board, unit, subsystem, and system levels to resolve aviation-specific EMI compatibility issues. The engineer will perform root cause investigations regarding lightning effects, grounding architectures, shielding effectiveness, and radiated emissions while collaborating with electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams. Key responsibilities include characterizing RF problems, supporting certification efforts, and operating test equipment like spectrum analyzers and network analyzers. Candidates should possess skills in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB, along with expertise in electromagnetic environmental effects, circuit analysis, and reading schematics. The role addresses the technical challenge of providing seamless in-flight connectivity by ensuring robust hardware performance within complex aviation environments.

Skills

EMI EMC RF Engineering Python MATLAB C++ C# Spectrum Analyzers Vector Signal Analyzers Network Analyzers MIL-STD-461 MIL-STD-464 FAA DO-160 Circuit Schematics PCB Layouts CAD Computational Electromagnetics

What you'll do

Perform analysis and design regarding lightning effects, grounding architectures, shielding effectiveness, and radiated emissions.
Set system requirements based on physics principles rather than standard industry benchmarks.
Characterize and resolve EMI and RF problems from the board level to full system integration.
Conduct root cause investigations for aviation-specific electromagnetic compatibility issues.
Perform EMI and EMC testing to support official certification efforts with designated authorities.
Operate various RF and electronics test equipment to verify performance and document results.
Interpret complex technical documents including circuit schematics, PCB layouts, and wiring diagrams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline.
1+ years of experience in electromagnetic environmental effects work including EMI/EMC requirements, analysis, design, and testing.
1+ years of experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers.
1+ years of programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB.
Advanced degree in electrical engineering, physics, or another engineering discipline (preferred).
3+ years of E3 work experience including EMI/EMC requirements, analysis, design, and testing (preferred).
Experience with MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, FAA DO-160, FCC Radio, and EMC standards (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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