The opportunity
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.
What you'll do
Design of advanced antenna and feed systems in support of next generation: products including phased array and reflector products
Fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems and RF front ends
Contribute to development of software and testing of digital beamforming: systems to demonstrate full phased array functionality
Provide phased array expertise to set specifications and debug problems: covering satellite and consumer phased array products
Perform design validation testing of prototype and production designs
Contribute to various aspects of the integration of the antennas into spacecraft and other systems
What they're looking for
- Analyze in-the-field operational RF performance data of units and investigate: methods to improve performance and debug issues
- Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
- + years of research or development experience in the areas of RF and antennas: (internship and thesis work acceptable)
- + years of experience using one of the 3D EM simulation tools: CST, HFSS, FEKO, EMPro, TICRA or XFDTD