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 phased array products
Lead or support integration of antennas to spacecraft and other systems
Analyze in-the-field operational RF performance data of units and investigate: methods to improve performance and debug issues
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering or electrical engineering
- + years of research or development experience in the areas of RF and antennas: (internship and thesis work are acceptable)
- + years of experience using one of the 3D EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, FEKO, EMPro, TICRA, or XFDTD
- Experience with basic RF concepts such as impedance matching, linear and: aperture antennas, smith chart, power handling metrics (IIP2, IMD), microwave network analysis, RF filter design
