Senior Antenna Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Bastrop, TX
Posted: 29 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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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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Sr. Antenna Engineer (Starlink) As a Sr. Antenna Engineer (Starlink), you will have full ownership of phased array, Wi-Fi, and other RF systems for customer-facing hardware as well as advanced parabolic antenna systems for gateways and ground stations. You will design, fabricate, and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems, and RF front ends while creating electromagnetic simulation models for hardware like filters and PCB layouts. The role involves developing production test solutions and writing automation software in Python to interact with test equipment. You will collaborate across electrical, mechanical, and software teams to move projects from concept to production. Required expertise includes experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers and network analyzers, along with proficiency in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB. The work focuses on the technical challenges of broadband internet systems and microwave frequency performance.

Skills

Phased Array RF Systems Antenna Theory Electromagnetic Simulation Python C# C++ MATLAB Spectrum Analyzers Vector Signal Analyzers Network Analyzers Link Budgets mmWave Digital Signal Processing PCB Layout

What you'll do

Design, fabricate, and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems, and RF front ends.
Create electromagnetic simulation models for hardware including antennas, filters, and PCB layouts.
Develop and test phased array alignment solutions.
Create design, validation, and production test solutions for high-volume consumer products and gateway antennas.
Write Python automation software to interact with units under test and measurement instrumentation.
Own the development of phased array, Wi-Fi, and other RF systems for customer-facing hardware.
Manage advanced parabolic antenna systems for regional gateways and ground stations.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
5+ years of professional experience with antennas or communication systems.
5+ years of professional experience with radio test equipment like spectrum analyzers and network analyzers.
5+ years of professional programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB.
Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering with an emphasis in RF/antenna engineering (preferred).
Experience designing wireless communications systems, antenna theory, link budgets, and characterizing microwave performance (preferred).
Experience working with waveguide systems at mmWave frequencies (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.

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