RF/Microwave Engineer, RFIC Engineering
SpaceX
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This role pays less than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $162,559–$224,650 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $194k 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 654 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 468 roles with salary data.
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The RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering) joins a multidisciplinary team focused on developing low-level software infrastructure for custom RF silicon used in high-performance wireless digital communication systems. This role involves bringing up new silicon, designing modular production-ready driver libraries with a focus on timing and performance, and building hardware test platforms like HIL or FPGA emulators to validate software on physical hardware. The engineer will also support integration into flight software teams for satellite phased-arrays and user terminals. Candidates must possess proficiency in C, C++, or Python, along with knowledge of basic electronics, math, physics, and RF communication systems. Additional technical competencies include debugging using logic analyzers and oscilloscopes, reading schematics, and familiarity with FPGA design, HDLs like SystemVerilog, and low-level register access to solve complex problems within the terrestrial and space-based infrastructure.
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