About the role
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SR. ELECTRICAL DESIGN ENGINEER, SATELLITE PAYLOAD (STARLINK) The Starlink team desi gns, b uilds, and operates the world’s most advanced communi cation netwo rk. Comprised o f over ten thou sand sate llites in l ow Ear th orbit and dozens o f ant enna ins tallatio ns on the ground , this syste m delivers broadband internet to more than ten million cus tomers around the wo rld. We develop nearly e very key p iece of technolo gy in h ouse – f rom the satellites’ flight computer and electric pro p ulsion syst ems to the ir a dvanced phased a rray antennas and the AS ICs which enable them. W e’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink’s potential global impact , and a s we continue to upgrade and scale the system , we’re looking for best-in-class engineers to join
the team. As an Electrical Design Engineer on the Starlink Payload Engineering team, you’ll have ownership over the entire life- cycle of the hardware that enables this connectivity, and sits at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and antenna/RF engineering. Our team specializes in the design of industry-leading phased array and parabolic antennas, as well as the fully custom networking, compute, and modem hardware which drive them. Common design elements include high power mixed-signal ASICs, cutting edge PAM4 SerDes, fully custom RF front ends and antenna elements, highly reliable and dense power conversion and distribution, extreme temperature environments, custom copper and optoelectronic interconnect, and tight electromechanical/thermal integration designed for mass manufacturing. Engineers are deeply involved with their products from concept to deorbit. Typical ownership spans block diagrams and high-level concept of operations definition,
requirements capture, part selection and schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, signal and power integrity analysis, supply chain and vendor engagement, hardware bring up and qualification, production test definition, troubleshooting and failure analysis, review of hardware performance on orbit, and the incorporation of lessons learned and design improvements for the next generation.