SpaceX

1 month ago

Sr. RF Software Engineer (Starshield)

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Job Summary

Senior RF software engineer on the Starshield team, collaborating with RF, DSP, hardware, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low Earth orbit. You will drive RF design decisions, build automated test benches, and develop modular RF test infrastructure with Python and C++, contributing to national security-focused space missions.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs
•Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems
•Design, build, validate, and automate RF test benches for full characterization of custom RF designs, often involving vector network analyzers (VNA), vector signal generators (VSG), vector signal analyzers (VSA), spectrum analyzers, load pulls, RF power meters, high-speed oscilloscopes, and other common lab equipment
•Design and build modular, scalable RF test infrastructure and test automation sequences in Python and C++ to support design validation, qualification, and production
•Work in close collaboration with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 - 230,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityParental LeavePaid LeaveDisabilityLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional development experience in C/C++ or Python
•Experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers
•RF experience with antennas or communication systems
•Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseRF engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:PythonC++RFVNAVSGVSASpectrum analyzersWindowsLinuxFPGADSP

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonC++VNAVSGVSASpectrum analyzersRFWindowsLinuxFPGADSP

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Security Clearance:TS/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

1 month ago

Sr. RF Software Engineer (Starshield)

✓ Verified Job

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

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 2 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs
•Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems
•Design, build, validate, and automate RF test benches for full characterization of custom RF designs, often involving vector network analyzers (VNA), vector signal generators (VSG), vector signal analyzers (VSA), spectrum analyzers, load pulls, RF power meters, high-speed oscilloscopes, and other common lab equipment
•Design and build modular, scalable RF test infrastructure and test automation sequences in Python and C++ to support design validation, qualification, and production
•Work in close collaboration with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 165,000 - 230,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceVisionDental401kEquityParental LeavePaid LeaveDisabilityLife Insurance

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
•5+ years of professional development experience in C/C++ or Python
•Experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers
•RF experience with antennas or communication systems
•Active TS/SCI clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one

Experience:5+ yearsAerospaceDefenseRF engineering

Education:Bachelor's

Skills:PythonC++RFVNAVSGVSASpectrum analyzersWindowsLinuxFPGADSP

Languages:English

Tech Stack:PythonC++VNAVSGVSASpectrum analyzersRFWindowsLinuxFPGADSP

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Security Clearance:TS/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