Principal Hardware Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)

SpaceX
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Problem solving","Documentation"]

Own the development of millions of customer-facing Starlink electrical products and devices, including Starlink user terminals and gateways. Lead end-to-end electrical system design, implementation, verification, and production support, from requirements capture and component selection to PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, and debugging. Collaborate closely with partner teams across silicon, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and production test, and drive continual improvements using data from orbit and the lab.

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Principal Hardware Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Own the development of millions of customer-facing Starlink electrical products and devices, including Starlink user terminals and gateways. Lead end-to-end electrical system design, implementation, verification, and production support, from requirements capture and component selection to PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, and debugging. Collaborate closely with partner teams across silicon, software, mechanical, manufacturing, and production test, and drive continual improvements using data from orbit and the lab.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites.
  • •Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams to deliver integrated hardware.
  • •Drive electrical system trades and full electrical design work: requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test.
  • •Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
  • •Build tools to analyze data from orbit and the lab to drive continual improvements and challenge assumptions to find simple solutions.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
  • •8+ years of professional experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware.
  • •Experience designing and delivering highly reliable products.
  • •Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production (including interfaces and converters).
  • •Experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics.
Experience:8+ yearsHardwareElectronicsMixed-signalConsumer hardwareSatellite communications
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationProblem solvingDocumentation
Tech Stack:PythonC/C++ProcessorsFPGAsEthernetMulti-GHz SerdesDRAM interfaces (DDR4)I2CSPIOperational amplifiersAnalog to digital convertersDigital to analog convertersPower supply componentsPCB layoutSchematic capturePrototypingHardware bring-up

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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