Wireless Software Engineer

SpaceX

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On-site
Location
Palo Alto, CARedmond, WA
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$135,000–$155,000 / yr
Posted
99 days ago
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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 · Wireless Software Engineer

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.

What you'll do

  • Design, implement, test, and maintain physical and MAC layer software for the Starlink communications network.
  • Architect current and next-generation Starlink hardware and signal processing algorithms.
  • Perform hardware bring-up, debugging, verification, and launch procedures.
  • Develop prototypes to prove key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
  • Manage the complete software lifecycle including development, testing, and ongoing support.
  • Execute cross-layer integration of the end-to-end system with other engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline.
  • 2+ years of professional software engineering experience programming with C or C++ in lieu of a degree.
  • Experience working with wireless software or network protocols.
  • Strong knowledge of wireless communications, signal processing, and/or network protocols (preferred).
  • Knowledge of RF systems and fundamentals such as noise figure, link budget, and non-linearity (preferred).
  • Experience writing software for RF/mixed-signal integrated circuits and systems (preferred).
  • Familiarity with design and implementation of Digital Signal Processing algorithms and techniques (preferred).
  • Must be a U.S. citizen, national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, asylee, or eligible for required Department of State authorizations.

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