Senior Technical Project Lead, Silicon Engineering

SpaceX

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Work type: On-site
Location: Austin, TXIrvine, CARedmond, WASunnyvale, CA
Posted: 123 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 Technical Project Lead, Silicon Engineering

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The Sr. Technical Project Lead (Silicon Engineering) joins a cross-disciplinary team to develop next-generation ASICs for deployment in space and global ground infrastructures. This role involves driving complex silicon projects from kick-off through production, tracking milestones for front-end and backend development, and collaborating with supply chain partners to source materials. The engineer will work with systems, firmware, architecture, design, validation, and product engineering teams to ensure fast bring-up of new silicon. Key technical requirements include experience with digital and analog/RF ASIC design processes, external IP, and EDA tool vendors. Candidates must understand wafer-to-mass production, including pre-silicon testing with emulation or FPGA platforms, ATE testing, and reliability qualification. Proficiency in Jira, Smartsheet, and Confluence is required to manage the Starlink satellite constellation's silicon solutions.

Skills

ASIC Design backend ASIC development Tape-out FPGA ATE Testing PCB Schematics Jira Smartsheet Confluence Software Drivers

What you'll do

Drive complex silicon projects from initial kick-off through final production.
Track and communicate schedules and milestones for front-end and backend ASIC development tasks.
Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate the fastest possible silicon bring-up.
Partner with the silicon team and supply chain to identify and secure development suppliers.
Lead discussions with internal and external teams to identify and rectify technical issues.
Manage the transition from engineering wafers to mass production.
Oversee silicon design, qualification, and ramp-up processes for space and ground infrastructure.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
8+ years of Technical Project or Program Management experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee eligible for Department of State authorization.
Master’s degree in an engineering discipline (preferred).
Project leadership of satellite and/or consumer product lifecycle(s) (preferred).
Knowledge and experience with digital and/or analog/RF ASIC design processes from project kick-off to tape-out (preferred).
Experience with advance node fabs, package substrates, OSAT partners, and external IP/EDA tool vendors (preferred).
Proficiency in project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, or Confluence (preferred).