Gateway Site Development Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type
On-site
Location
Redmond, WA
Salary
$95,000–$115,000 / yr
Posted
145 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Below market

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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.

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TL;DR · Gateway Site Development Engineer

The Gateway Site Development Engineer (Starlink) joins the team responsible for expanding the global satellite constellation's reach and performance. This role involves designing antenna sites and hardware to connect and power the network's backhaul infrastructure. Key responsibilities include traveling internationally to develop infrastructure plans with partners, creating processes for rapid antenna deployment, and reviewing site reliability to ensure system health. The position requires cross-functional collaboration to align technical roadmaps with business and regulatory goals. Candidates should possess a bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline and professional engineering experience. Preferred skills include electrical, mechanical, or structural design, construction drawing production, and proficiency in SQL, Matlab, Python, C++, Tableau, or PowerBI. The work focuses on physical network infrastructure design and global site roll-out.

What you'll do

  • Design antenna sites and hardware to connect and power the Starlink backhaul network globally.
  • Travel internationally to develop infrastructure plans with partners to maximize constellation effectiveness.
  • Develop new processes and methods to enable the rapid deployment of antennas.
  • Align technical roadmaps with business growth, regulatory, and network engineering teams.
  • Review antenna site reliability over time to develop solutions for overall system health.
  • Own product and business outcomes from the conceptualization stage through to final implementation.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or science discipline.
  • 1+ years of professional experience in an engineering role.
  • Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites.
  • Willingness to work long hours and occasional weekends to support launch and critical project timelines.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for Department of State authorization.
  • Experience with electrical, mechanical, or structural design and analysis (preferred).
  • Experience with build, production, or integration of components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site (preferred).
  • Demonstrated success in multidisciplinary project execution (preferred).

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