AMS Verification Engineer - RFIC & Mixed‑Signal ICs

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long‑term incentives

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, vision, dental coverage

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a motivated AMS Verification Engineer to join the Silicon Engineering team in Irvine, CA. You will work with cross‑disciplinary teams to develop next‑generation RFICs for Starlink satellites and ground infrastructure, focusing on analog, mixed‑signal, and digital verification flows.

The role emphasizes designing verification environments, testbenches, and models for full‑chip simulations, with opportunities to impact global connectivity and space systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field required.
• 1+ years in IC design/verification or related field.
• Experience with AMS simulation tools and flows preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own analog-on-top and digital-on-top design verification flows for full-chip simulations of in-house RFICs and RF-SoCs.
• Develop testbenches to simulate interfaces between RFICs/SoCs.
• Improve speed and accuracy of simulations for mixed-signal IPs.
• Create behavioral models of RF/analog/mixed-mode blocks and use them in verification.
• Collaborate with test engineering to develop and prototype test plans.
• Set up and run EM/IR simulations.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python

Verilog‑A/AMS

AMS simulation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's or PhD in engineering

Tools

AMS tools

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a motivated AMS Verification Engineer to join the Silicon Engineering team in Irvine, CA. You will work with cross‑disciplinary teams to develop next‑generation RFICs for Starlink satellites and ground infrastructure, focusing on analog, mixed‑signal, and digital verification flows.

The role emphasizes designing verification environments, testbenches, and models for full‑chip simulations, with opportunities to impact global connectivity and space systems.