Sr. RFIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

SpaceX
Redmond, Irvine
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Proactive","Motivated","Intellectually curious"]

Design and develop next-generation RFICs for Starlink’s space and ground infrastructure. You’ll derive subsystem and circuit specifications, build analog/mixed-signal RF/microwave designs using SiGe or CMOS, and perform floorplanning, modeling, and prototype characterization. Collaborate across systems, modem/DSP, firmware, architecture, and ASIC teams to partition hardware/software, evaluate radio performance, and support automated test and production qualification.

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Sr. RFIC Design Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

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Job Summary

Design and develop next-generation RFICs for Starlink’s space and ground infrastructure. You’ll derive subsystem and circuit specifications, build analog/mixed-signal RF/microwave designs using SiGe or CMOS, and perform floorplanning, modeling, and prototype characterization. Collaborate across systems, modem/DSP, firmware, architecture, and ASIC teams to partition hardware/software, evaluate radio performance, and support automated test and production qualification.
Location: Redmond, Irvine
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, simulate, and model RF/analog/mixed-signal circuits and systems.
  • •Derive specifications for RFIC subsystems and circuits.
  • •Develop analog/mixed-signal RF/microwave circuits in SiGe or CMOS processes.
  • •Work with system architects, modem/DSP and ASIC engineers to partition functions between hardware and software domains.
  • •Perform IC floor planning and layout; model package/external parasitics; evaluate and characterize prototypes and radio performance; support automated test lab equipment and production testing/qualification.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
  • •5+ years of RF integrated circuit experience.
  • •Experience using RF/mixed-signal simulation tools such as Spectre, ADS, HFSS, or Momentum.
  • •Circuit design experience including analysis and simulation of linear and non-linear circuits (e.g., PLLs, oscillators, mixers, filters, low noise and power amplifiers).
  • •Knowledge of RF transceiver architectures and RF/microwave design experience in the Ku-band, K-band, and Ka-band frequency ranges.
Experience:5+ yearsRF integrated circuitsRF/microwaveAnalogMixed-signalSatellite communications
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:ProactiveMotivatedIntellectually curious
Languages:English
Tech Stack:SiGeCMOSSpectreADSHFSSMomentumPhase-locked loopsPLLsVector modulatorsVector demodulatorsOscillatorsMixersFiltersLow noisePower amplifiersQPSKAPSKQAMSpectrum analyzersVector signal analyzers

Eligibility

Nationality:US National
Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

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
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