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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. PCB Designer (Starlink) joins the team to create layouts for all in-house board designs, including radio phased arrays and solar power converters. This role involves partnering with Hardware Development Engineers during design reviews to provide expert recommendations and iterate on schematics. Daily responsibilities include determining layer stackups, performing component package selection, conducting routing feasibility studies, and managing signal routing for digital, analog, RF, and power conversion circuits. The position requires creating and maintaining ECAD libraries, producing fabrication documentation, and collaborating with vendors to improve design rules for manufacturing and testing. Key technical skills include experience with Mentor Xpedition or Altium Designer, high-speed buses, FPGA, DRAM, CPU designs, and impedance-controlled traces. The role addresses the technical challenges of developing hardware for a large satellite constellation providing global broadband internet.
Electrical Engineering
PCB Layout
Schematic Capture
Python
C
C++
FPGA
Ethernet
SerDes
DDR4
I2C
SPI
Hardware Bring-up
Debugging
Digital to Analog Converters