Senior Gateway Site Development Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 99% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$197,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $105k versus about $168k for comparable roles.
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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.
SpaceX currently has 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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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.
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