Senior RF Software Engineer

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Hawthorne, CA
Salary: $165,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 101 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $198k

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About SpaceX

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 Software Engineer

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Sr. RF Software Engineer (Starshield) joins the Starshield team to develop advanced programs supporting national security efforts in earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. This role involves designing and building RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit. You will drive program-level decisions on RF system designs, research novel solutions for large-scale satellite systems, and create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing, building, and automating modular, scalable RF test infrastructure and sequences to support design validation and production. The role requires proficiency in C++, Python, and Linux or Windows operating systems. You will work with various engineering disciplines to characterize custom designs using tools like vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators while applying software architecture principles and version control to solve complex problems in the satellite communications domain.

Skills

Python C++ VNA VSG VSA Spectrum Analyzers FPGA DSP Electromagnetic Simulation Linux Windows Integration Testing Configuration Management Version Control S-parameters

What you'll do

Drive program-level decisions regarding RF system designs.
Research novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems.
Design, build, and validate automated RF test benches using equipment like VNAs and signal generators.
Develop modular and scalable RF test infrastructure and automation sequences in Python and C++.
Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware to evaluate performance.
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to design and validate complex RF systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
5+ years of professional development experience in C/C++ or Python.
Experience with radio test equipment including spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, and network analyzers.
RF experience with antennas or communication systems.
Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one.
Ability to meet ITAR requirements as a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or eligible refugee/asylee.
Experience testing active and passive RF devices like filters, amplifiers, mixers, and converters.
Knowledge of common RF concepts such as gain, linearity, S-parameters, and input/output matching.

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Senior RF Engineer

SpaceX

Hawthorne, CA 140 days ago $165,000–$230,000

RF Engineering HFSS CST ADS MATLAB Python C++ VNA Spectrum Analyzer GNU Radio Antenna Theory PCB Layout Electromagnetic Simulation Radar SIGINT ELINT

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