RF Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 67% of similar roles. Most pay $151,117–$215,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $198k versus about $183k 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 680 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 442 roles with salary data.
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Sr. RF Engineer (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to develop advanced RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit. This role involves driving program-level decisions on RF system designs, researching novel solutions for large-scale satellite systems, and collaborating with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate systems. Responsibilities include full lifecycle support of RF hardware, creating electromagnetic simulation models for antennas and filters, and modifying electrical schematics for flight applications. The ideal candidate possesses a degree in computer or electrical engineering and experience with tools like HFSS, CST, ADS, MATLAB, C/C++, and Python. Proficiency with VNA and spectrum analyzers is required to support the development of systems addressing national security needs through earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads within a fast-paced, iterative environment.
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