Lead Electronics Engineer, Gateways (Starlink)SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP • Bastrop, TX, US

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Lead Electronics Engineer, Gateways (Starlink)

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP • Bastrop, TX, US

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Overview

Lead Electronics Engineer, Gateways (Starlink) – Bastrop, TX

SpaceX is developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. Starlink provides fast, reliable internet by designing, building, launching, and operating the world's largest satellite constellation and regional gateway hardware. Our in-house approach enables a tight feedback loop, nimble decision-making, and speedy deliverables. Starlink already serves millions of daily users worldwide.

As the Lead Electronics Engineer on the Starlink team, you will own the design, performance, and reliability of next-generation gateways. You will ensure that ground station antenna hardware can withstand harsh environments while maintaining reliable communication with millions of users globally. This high-visibility role covers the full life cycle of hardware at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and antenna / RF engineering.

Responsibilities

Lead a team of 3-5 engineers to rapidly design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for Gateway systems
Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging
Optimize existing designs to improve reliability and reduce production and field defects
Implement automated design validation test assets to speed up development cycles
Develop and train direct reports to enable product ownership and empowered decision making
Partner with antenna, software, mechanical, networking, thermal, manufacturing and production test teams

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or physics

3+ years of professional experience with hardware design / development or electronics test engineering

Preferred Skills and Experience

6+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly-reliable products

6+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development

6+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, op-amps, ADCs / DACs, and power supply components

6+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics

Strong understanding of computer networking and interfaces (10 / 100 / 400 / 800G) and optical networking architectures

Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C / C++)

Experience with desktop / server Linux and embedded operating systems

Ability to work in a highly cross-functional role and communicate effectively

Additional Requirements

Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines

Ability to travel to Hawthorne, CA and Redmond, WA up to 20%

Compliance with U.S. Government export regulations (ITAR) and eligibility requirements

Equal Opportunity

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced by race, color, religion, gender, national origin / ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally protected status.

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Electronic Engineer • Bastrop, TX, US