Electrical Design Engineer - Space Hardware & Satellites

Ativesite; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision, dental

Paid time off & holidays

Company shuttle

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer for Starlink to own the hardware life cycle from concept to production. You will design, test, and troubleshoot high-reliability space-grade electronics and collaborate across avionics, payload, and software teams to ensure mission success.

The role emphasizes rapid hardware development, system trades, and hands-on support through production and on-orbit operations, with opportunities for growth in aerospace technologies and a

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).
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree (preferred).
• 2+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience designing hardware from concept through production; full life-cycle development emphasized (preferred).
• 2+ years of experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics (preferred).
• Strong understanding of Python and C/C++ programming (preferred).
• 2+ years aerospace systems experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
• Lead system trades, requirements capture, and component selection.
• Design schematic capture and PCB layout; prototype and debug hardware.
• Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, software, and test engineers.
• Challenge assumptions and learn from mistakes in problem solving.

Skills

Electrical design

Python

C/C++

Cross-functional work

Aerospace systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics

Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree

Tools

FPGAs

Ethernet

DDR4

I2C

SPI

Analog to digital

Digital to analog converters

Power supply components

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking an Electronics Design Engineer for Starlink to own the hardware life cycle from concept to production. You will design, test, and troubleshoot high-reliability space-grade electronics and collaborate across avionics, payload, and software teams to ensure mission success.

The role emphasizes rapid hardware development, system trades, and hands-on support through production and on-orbit operations, with opportunities for growth in aerospace technologies and a