Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)

SpaceX
Texas
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Cross-functional collaboration","Problem-solving","Data-driven improvement"]

Own the development of millions of Starlink customer-facing electronics and next-generation gateway hardware. Design, analyze, and build complex mixed-signal electronics from requirements through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, and production testing. Partner cross-functionally with software, mechanical, thermal, silicon, and manufacturing teams, support hardware during production and integration, and drive continuous improvements using data from orbit and the lab.

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SpaceX
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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)

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Job Summary

Own the development of millions of Starlink customer-facing electronics and next-generation gateway hardware. Design, analyze, and build complex mixed-signal electronics from requirements through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, and production testing. Partner cross-functionally with software, mechanical, thermal, silicon, and manufacturing teams, support hardware during production and integration, and drive continuous improvements using data from orbit and the lab.
Location: Texas
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for satellite communication
  • •Partner with cross-functional teams including software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production test
  • •Drive end-to-end electrical design activities including trades, requirements capture, component selection, schematics, PCB layout, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, and manufacturing/test
  • •Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
  • •Collaborate with adjacent engineering disciplines to deliver integrated, high-performance hardware and iterate designs using data from orbit and the lab

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
  • •5+ years of professional experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware
  • •Ability to rapidly design and deliver highly reliable products (preferred)
  • •8+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production (preferred)
  • •8+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards (preferred)
Experience:5+ yearsHardwareElectronicsMixed-signalSatellite communicationsConsumer electronicsGateway hardware
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Cross-functional collaborationProblem-solvingData-driven improvement
Tech Stack:PythonC/C++ProcessorsFPGAsEthernetMulti-GHz SerdesDRAMDDR4I2CSPIOperational amplifiersAnalog to digital convertersDigital to analog convertersPCB layoutSchematic capturePrototypingHardware bring-upDebuggingDocumentationProduction testing

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Nationality:US National

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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