Senior Wireless Firmware Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 73% of similar roles. Most pay $141,875–$205,625 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $202k versus about $174k 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 851 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $130,000–$165,000 across 590 roles with salary data.
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The Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer (Starlink Mobile) joins the Starlink Mobile program to provide global cellular connectivity from space. In this role, you will develop novel wireless signal processing algorithms and implement optimized software for satellites and ground stations. You will design and implement physical layer algorithms for satellite-based 4G/5G LTE/NR eNodeB/gNodeB, develop models to validate modem performance, and debug complex issues across the wireless PHY and MAC layers. The position requires expertise in C/C++, wireless signal processing, and DSP. Preferred skills include familiarity with 3GPP 4G/5G, OFDM waveforms, forward error correction, Linux, git, and Python. You will solve interdisciplinary challenges by bridging wireless systems engineering and protocol firmware to accelerate wireless PHY development for non-terrestrial networks.
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