Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary: $160,000–$225,000 / yr
Posted: today

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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 · Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

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Join SpaceX as a Senior RF Silicon Software Engineer in the RFIC Engineering team, where you will tackle complex challenges at the intersection of hardware and software. Your day-to-day responsibilities include bringing up new RF silicon for the first time, designing modular software driver libraries, building hardware test platforms, and integrating software into flight teams. You’ll work with cutting-edge technologies such as C++, Python, and FPGA emulators to ensure high-performance wireless digital communication systems. Ideal candidates have 5+ years of professional experience in developing real-world applications, strong fundamentals in electronics, math, physics, and RF communications, and a creative problem-solving approach. This role involves working on Starlink’s satellite constellation, focusing on silicon used across terrestrial and space-based elements.

Skills

C C++ Python RF communication systems FPGA Embedded firmware Hardware development Automation software Modular software design Low-level silicon control HIL testing CI/CD

What you'll do

Bring up new RF silicon as the first engineer to power on chips for the very first time.
Design and build modular, reusable software driver libraries for low-level silicon control.
Create hardware test platforms (hardware-in-the-loop/HTIL/HIL) and validate silicon driver software.
Support software integration into multiple project-specific flight software teams such as satellite phased-arrays.
Validate silicon driver software on physical hardware or FPGA emulators.

What we're looking for

5+ years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python
Experience developing, debugging, and deploying real-world software applications
Strong engineering fundamentals in electronics, math, physics, and RF communication systems
Creative problem-solving skills with exceptional analytical abilities
Design and build hardware test platforms for silicon driver software validation

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