Senior RF Silicon Software Engineer - Embedded & HWIL

SpaceX; Redmond; On-site; AUD 239,000 - 390,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking a Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer to bring new RF silicon to life, building the low-level software that powers Starlink satellites, ground infrastructure, and user terminals.

The role spans hardware and embedded software with ownership on silicon drivers, tests, and integration with flight software teams. Requires 5+ years in C/C++/Python and a Bachelor’s in EE/CE/CS.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
• 5+ years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python.

Responsibilities

• Bring up new RF silicon as the first power-up engineer.
• Build modular software driver libraries for low-level silicon control.
• Create HW-in-the-loop test platforms and automated tests for silicon drivers.
• Support software integration with flight software teams such as satellite arrays and user terminals.

Skills

C/C++/Python

Debugging

Unit testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science

Tools

FPGA design

HDLs (SystemVerilog)

low-level register access

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond is seeking a Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer to bring new RF silicon to life, building the low-level software that powers Starlink satellites, ground infrastructure, and user terminals.

The role spans hardware and embedded software with ownership on silicon drivers, tests, and integration with flight software teams. Requires 5+ years in C/C++/Python and a Bachelor’s in EE/CE/CS.