Sr. Hardware Development Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)Active

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

  • Customer-facing products which are manufactured in the range of many millions: per year (Phased Array, Wi-Fi Router, Power Supplies)

  • High performance / high reliability electronics that are used in the Starlink: Gateway and Ground Systems (Control Boards, Motor Controllers, High Power Supplies, Advanced RF Electronics, Battery Systems)

  • High-performance compute and networking electronics that are used in the Starlink Network

  • Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites

  • Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, 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