Senior RAN Software Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 74% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$202,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $200k versus about $170k 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 796 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 555 roles with salary data.
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The Sr. 3GPP RAN Standardization Engineer will serve as the technical expert within the 3GPP Radio Access Network working groups. This role involves participating in international meetings to drive contributions for 5G and 6G standards, specifically focusing on Non-Terrestrial Networks, spectrum evolution, network architecture, and physical layer design. The engineer will draft technical contributions, perform signaling and protocol analysis for control and user planes, maintain ASN.1 for internal requirements, and translate 3GPP outcomes into actionable engineering requirements. Key technical skills include deep knowledge of 5G NR and LTE PHY/MAC/RRC layers, RF propagation, link budgets, and satellite integration. The position solves the complex problem of aligning emerging global telecommunications standards with internal product goals and regulatory requirements for satellite-based mobile networks.
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