Lead RF Software Engineer for Starshield Satellite Systems

Front Door Defense; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k) plan

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid vacation

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA, to lead RF software design for national security satellite communications. You will drive RF system decisions and collaborate across hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software teams to deliver scalable test infrastructure.

The role requires 8+ years of C/C++ or Python experience and RF expertise, with preference for a Master’s degree and active clearance eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of professional development experience in C/C++ or Python.
• Experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers.
• RF experience with antennas or communication systems.

Responsibilities

• Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs.
• Research novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems.
• Design, build, validate, and automate RF test benches for full characterization of custom RF designs.
• Design and build modular, scalable RF test infrastructure and test automation sequences in Python and C++ to support design validation, qualification, and production.
• Work in close collaboration with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems.
• Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware to design and evaluate performance.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Radio test equipment

RF systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield) in Hawthorne, CA, to lead RF software design for national security satellite communications. You will drive RF system decisions and collaborate across hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software teams to deliver scalable test infrastructure.

The role requires 8+ years of C/C++ or Python experience and RF expertise, with preference for a Master’s degree and active clearance eligibility.