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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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PCB Designer (Starlink) joins the team to create layouts for all in-house board designs, collaborating closely with Hardware Development Engineers on schematics and design reviews. The role involves determining layer stackups, performing component package selection, conducting routing feasibility studies, and managing signal routing for digital, analog, RF, and power conversion boards. Key responsibilities include library creation, maintaining fabrication documentation, and coordinating with vendors to improve design rules for manufacturing and testing. Candidates will utilize PCB design tools like Mentor Xpedition or Altium Designer while managing high-speed buses, FPGA, DRAM, CPU designs, and transmission lines. The position focuses on the technical challenges of satellite technology, specifically developing components such as radio phased arrays and solar power converters to support the Starlink broadband internet system. Required skills include expertise in surface-mount, ball-grid array, and impedance-controlled traces.