Senior RF Silicon Software Engineer, RFIC Engineering

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $165,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
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 RF Silicon Software Engineer, RFIC Engineering

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As a Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering), you will join a multidisciplinary team focused on developing low-level software infrastructure for custom RF silicon used in high-performance wireless digital communication systems. You will be responsible for bringing up new chips, designing and building modular, production-ready driver libraries with a focus on timing and performance, and creating hardware test platforms like HIL to validate software on physical hardware or FPGA emulators. The role involves supporting integration into flight software teams for satellite phased-arrays and user terminals. You will utilize C, C++, and Python while applying knowledge of electronics, math, physics, and RF communication systems. Key tasks include debugging with logic analyzers and oscilloscopes, reading schematics, and performing performance optimizations to solve complex problems across terrestrial and space-based components of the Starlink network.

Skills

C C++ Python Embedded Software FPGA SystemVerilog Hardware-in-the-loop HIL Unit Testing Register Access Logic Analyzers Oscilloscopes PCB Layout Schematics Performance Optimization

What you'll do

Perform initial power-up and bring up of new RF silicon as the first engineer on the hardware.
Develop modular, production-ready software driver libraries for low-level silicon control with a focus on timing and performance.
Build hardware test platforms including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems to validate silicon driver software.
Create automated integration and regression tests for physical hardware or FPGA emulators.
Support the integration of software into various flight software teams for satellite phased-arrays and user terminals.
Troubleshoot embedded software using lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and power supplies.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
5+ years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, or eligible for required export control authorizations.
Experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications (preferred).
Knowledge of basic electronics, math, physics, and RF communication systems (preferred).
Skills in debugging, performance optimization, unit testing, and troubleshooting embedded software with lab equipment (preferred).
Familiarity with reading schematics, PCB layouts, FPGA design, HDLs, and low-level register access (preferred).
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a dynamic environment (preferred).