New Grad Electrical Engineer — Build Satellite Electronics

SpaceX; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Long-term cash awards

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Paid parental leave

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Paid sick leave

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a NEW GRADUATE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL (STARSHIELD) to rapidly design, develop, and test reliable electronics for satellite communications. You will drive architectural choices, select components, design PCBs, verify and bring-up hardware, while partnering with software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a B.E./B.Tech in electrical or computer engineering, with 2026–2027 graduation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• Graduating with a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD in 2026 or 2027.

Responsibilities

• Rapidly design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites.
• Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging.
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams.

Skills

Circuit board design

Mixed-signal design

FPGA/SerDes

DDR4 interfaces

I2C/SPI

Power supply design

Analog to digital conversion

Digital to analog conversion

Python

C/C++

Cross-functional collaboration

System-level thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering

Graduating in 2026 or 2027

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a NEW GRADUATE ENGINEER, ELECTRICAL (STARSHIELD) to rapidly design, develop, and test reliable electronics for satellite communications. You will drive architectural choices, select components, design PCBs, verify and bring-up hardware, while partnering with software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams.

The role requires a B.E./B.Tech in electrical or computer engineering, with 2026–2027 graduation.