SpaceX

3 months ago

Sr. RF Engineer (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Design and validate RF systems for Starshield satellite projects, collaborating with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to deliver high-performance aerospace RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in LEO, while supporting lifecycle hardware development, testing, and on-orbit reliability improvements.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs.
•Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems.
•Work in close collaboration with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems.
•Responsible for development and full life cycle support of RF hardware spanning PCBA board testing and defect detection, full functional testing of an assembled unit, and resolving on-orbit vehicle anomalies.
•Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceEquityPaid Leave401kDentalVision

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, or electrical engineering.
•5+ years of experience RF engineering.
•Experience with modeling/analysis tools/software such as HFSS, CST, ADS, MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python.
•Experience with RF test equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.
•Experience creating and maintaining link budgets and analysis related to communications or remote sensing systems.

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseRF engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Languages:English

Tech Stack:HFSSCSTADSMATLABPythonC/C++VNASpectrum analyzerGNU Radio

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret SCI

Company Brief

SpaceX

Designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft for commercial and government customers, aiming to reduce space transportation costs and enable human life on Mars through reusable launch vehicles and integrated space systems.

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn

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SpaceX

3 months ago

Sr. RF Engineer (Starshield)

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 23 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs.
•Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems.
•Work in close collaboration with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems.
•Responsible for development and full life cycle support of RF hardware spanning PCBA board testing and defect detection, full functional testing of an assembled unit, and resolving on-orbit vehicle anomalies.
•Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceEquityPaid Leave401kDentalVision

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, or electrical engineering.
•5+ years of experience RF engineering.
•Experience with modeling/analysis tools/software such as HFSS, CST, ADS, MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python.
•Experience with RF test equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.
•Experience creating and maintaining link budgets and analysis related to communications or remote sensing systems.

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseRF engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingTeamwork

Languages:English

Tech Stack:HFSSCSTADSMATLABPythonC/C++VNASpectrum analyzerGNU Radio

Eligibility

Security Clearance:Top Secret SCI

Company Brief

SpaceX

Industry: Aerospace Manufacturing

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Established Company

Valuation: Hectocorn (USD 100B+)

Funding: Series E+

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2002

Glassdoor: 4.2

Website LinkedIn