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
Avionics: The backbone of Starlink satellites are the bus avionics systems: which control the vehicle, convert and distribute kilowatts of power, route high-speed vehicle and user traffic, and connect satellites to each other via our state-of-the-art Space Lasers! The team is responsible for the design, development, and ultimate success of these avionics systems from concept to grave.
Payload: Starlink satellites employ industry leading phased arrays, parabolic: antennas, and fully custom compute + modem electronics in order to deliver this connectivity to our customers. The Payload team is responsible for the design, development, and ultimate success of this hardware from concept to grave.
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
Evaluate third party electrical and design integration solutions for reliable operation of Starlink
Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams
Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis,: schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electrical designs
What they're looking for
- Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
- Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal,: software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
- Drive continual improvements to our designs by building physical and digital: tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
- Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems
