Wireless Software Engineer
SpaceX
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This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $137,500–$202,575 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $170k 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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Wireless Software Engineer (Starlink) As a Wireless Software Engineer (Starlink), you will join the team developing the world’s largest satellite constellation to provide global broadband internet. You will manage the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support for firmware, embedded systems, and signal processing software running on custom hardware. Your daily responsibilities include designing, implementing, and maintaining physical and MAC layer software for the wireless stack, architecting next-generation signal processing algorithms, and performing hardware bring-up and debugging. You will utilize C or C++ to work with RF systems, mixed-signal integrated circuits, and broadband access technologies like Wi-Fi, LTE, and 5G. Key technical skills include knowledge of FFT, channel estimation, and link budgets, while using tools like spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes to solve complex networking challenges.
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