4 months ago

Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellite Payload (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer to own the hardware lifecycle of Starlink satellite payloads, designing high-reliability electronics, leading cross-functional trades, and collaborating with mechanical, thermal, software, and RF teams to deliver next-generation antenna and modem hardware for spaceflight.

Location: Sunnyvale

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
•Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs
•Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
•Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test, supply chain, silicon design, RF and antenna, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
•Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 190,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceParential Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline
•5+ years of experience design/analysis of circuits, electronic products, or hardware
•3+ years designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards with processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz SerDes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4, LPDDR5, etc.), I2C, SPI
•3+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
•Strong understanding of Python, C/C++ programming

Experience:5+ yearsSpaceSatelliteHardwareElectronics

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Cross-functional collaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptability

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonC/C++FPGAEthernetSerDesDDR4LPDDR5I2CSPI

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

4 months ago

Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellite Payload (Starlink)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 21 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: Sunnyvale

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)

Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

•Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
•Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs
•Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
•Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test, supply chain, silicon design, RF and antenna, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
•Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Travel: Low travel

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 140,000 - 190,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:MedicalVisionDental401kEquityPaid LeavePaid HolidaysDisability InsuranceLife InsuranceParential Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline
•5+ years of experience design/analysis of circuits, electronic products, or hardware
•3+ years designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards with processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz SerDes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4, LPDDR5, etc.), I2C, SPI
•3+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
•Strong understanding of Python, C/C++ programming

Experience:5+ yearsSpaceSatelliteHardwareElectronics

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:Cross-functional collaborationCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptability

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonC/C++FPGAEthernetSerDesDDR4LPDDR5I2CSPI

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