Lead Hardware Architect, Starlink Systems

Starlink; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX’s Starlink project seeks a Lead Hardware Development Engineer to guide a 3–5 person team in delivering reliable consumer electronics from concept to production. You will shape technical direction, develop product ownership in engineers, and coordinate with antenna, software, mechanical, thermal, and test teams.

You will own gateway electronics, emphasize full life cycle development including high-speed interfaces, Linux, and mixed-signal boards, while traveling up to 20% to partner sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or physics.
• 3+ years hardware design or electronics test experience.
• 6+ years in rapid, reliable hardware design through production.
• Experience with mixed-signal boards and high-speed interfaces.
• Strong cross-functional teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of 3–5 engineers to design, develop, and test electronics for Gateway systems.
• Drive electrical architecture, component selection, circuit board design, and bring-up.
• Improve reliability and reduce production defects across the product.
• Create automated design validation test assets to accelerate cycles.
• Coach and develop direct reports to own products and decisions.
• Collaborate with antenna, software, mechanical, networking, and test teams.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

FPGAs

Ethernet / Serdes

Python / C/C++

Linux environments

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical/computer engineering or physics

Tools

Altium

Cadence

Embedded Linux

Job description

SpaceX’s Starlink project seeks a Lead Hardware Development Engineer to guide a 3–5 person team in delivering reliable consumer electronics from concept to production. You will shape technical direction, develop product ownership in engineers, and coordinate with antenna, software, mechanical, thermal, and test teams.

You will own gateway electronics, emphasize full life cycle development including high-speed interfaces, Linux, and mixed-signal boards, while traveling up to 20% to partner sites.