Electrical Design Engineer, Satellite Hardware

Starlink; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for Starlink with ownership of hardware from concept to production. You will contribute across avionics, payload, and subsystems to deliver high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.

The role requires collaboration with mechanical, thermal, software, and test teams to ensure successful hardware bring-up and on-orbit performance. Relevant degrees and hands-on hardware experience are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics.
• 1+ years of experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internships/co-ops can apply).
• Preferred: Master's degree in electrical or computer engineering or similar field.
• 2+ years of professional experience designing hardware from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, and test.
• Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
• Challenge assumptions, question requirements, and approach problems with an open mind.

Skills

Circuit design

PCB layout

Hardware bring-up

Schematic capture

System-level engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Physics

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

FPGA design

Ethernet

SerDes

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Electrical Design Engineer for Starlink with ownership of hardware from concept to production. You will contribute across avionics, payload, and subsystems to deliver high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.

The role requires collaboration with mechanical, thermal, software, and test teams to ensure successful hardware bring-up and on-orbit performance. Relevant degrees and hands-on hardware experience are valued.