Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $140,000–$235,000 / yr
Posted: 49 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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TL;DR · Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites

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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites (Starlink) joins the Starlink team to develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft. This role involves ownership of the entire hardware lifecycle, including system trades, requirements capture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, prototyping, and hardware bring-up. The engineer will solve complex problems in high-speed digital communications, analog systems, network integration, power electronics, and RF devices to support satellite connectivity. Key technical skills include experience with processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, and various converters. Candidates should be proficient in Python and C/C++ while collaborating across mechanical, thermal, software, and supply chain disciplines. The work focuses on the technical challenges of building advanced satellite constellations, specifically addressing avionics systems for power distribution and payload hardware like phased arrays and custom modem electronics.

Skills

PCB Layout Schematic Capture FPGA Python C/C++ Ethernet SerDes DDR4 I2C SPI Power Electronics RF Engineering System Integration Aerospace Systems

What you'll do

Develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft from concept through production.
Execute full lifecycle tasks including system trades, requirements capture, component selection, and analysis.
Perform schematic capture and oversee PCB layout for complex electrical designs.
Conduct hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, debugging, and testing of electronic systems.
Manage the integration of high-speed digital communications, power electronics, and RF devices.
Support hardware through manufacturing, satellite integration, and flight operations.
Drive technical requirements for underlying silicon and integrated subsystems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics.
5+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware.
Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree (preferred).
2+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products (preferred).
2+ years of experience designing mixed-signal circuit boards including processors, FPGAs, and high-speed interfaces (preferred).
2+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics (preferred).
Strong understanding of computers and programming languages such as Python or C/C++ (preferred).
Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet ITAR requirements.

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