Senior Electrical Design Engineer - Gateways & Hardware

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer to own the development of millions of customer-facing devices, from Starlink user terminals to gateways. You will collaborate with silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to drive hardware from concept to production.

The role requires 8+ years in hardware design, strong Python/C/C++ skills, and a track record of full life‑cycle development of complex electronics for a global user base.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of professional experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware.
• Strong skills in Python and C/C++ for hardware tooling and automation.
• Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuits and PCB layouts.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, and test.
• Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Work with adjacent engineers to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
• Develop tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in labs to improve designs.

Skills

Python

C/C++

PCB layout

Cross-functional collaboration

Mixed-signal design

Schematic capture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

SpaceX in Bastrop, TX is seeking a Sr. Electrical Design Engineer to own the development of millions of customer-facing devices, from Starlink user terminals to gateways. You will collaborate with silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to drive hardware from concept to production.

The role requires 8+ years in hardware design, strong Python/C/C++ skills, and a track record of full life‑cycle development of complex electronics for a global user base.