RF Engineer – Starlink Antennas & Phased Arrays

VetJobs; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas is seeking an RF Engineer to own phased array, Wi‑Fi, and RF systems for Starlink customer hardware. You will design, implement, and verify antennas and RF front ends, collaborating with EE/ME/DSP and software teams to bring concepts to full‑scale production.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, 1+ year RF experience with antennas or communication systems, and programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 1+ years RF experience with antennas or communication systems
• 1+ years programming in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB
• Experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems and RF front ends for next‑generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products
• Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
• Work in close collaboration with EE, ME, DSP and software engineers to design and validate RF systems
• Create and test phased array alignment solutions
• Rapidly develop design validation and production test solutions for our high‑volume consumer products
• Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems

Skills

RF engineering

Antenna design

Python

C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector signal analyzers

Vector signal generators

Network analyzers

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, Texas is seeking an RF Engineer to own phased array, Wi‑Fi, and RF systems for Starlink customer hardware. You will design, implement, and verify antennas and RF front ends, collaborating with EE/ME/DSP and software teams to bring concepts to full‑scale production.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, 1+ year RF experience with antennas or communication systems, and programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB.