Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Starlink Hardware

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive benefits package

Paid vacation and holidays

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer (Starlink) in Redmond to own the full hardware lifecycle, from concept to production, enabling high-speed communications for satellites and ground systems.

You will work across avionics, payload, and RF teams, driving system trades, PCB layout, and hardware bring-up, with significant ownership of complex electronics for Starlink. SpaceX offers strong compensation and extensive benefits including stock options and comprehensive healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
• 8+ years of experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware.
• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree.
• 2+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products.
• 2+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production.
• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards.
• 2+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics.
• Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++)
• 2+ years working on aerospace systems.
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
• Evaluate third party electrical and design integration solutions for reliable operation of Starlink
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electrical designs
• Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
• Drive continual improvements to our designs by building physical and digital tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
• Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Skills

Python

C/C++

Hardware design

Schematic capture

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Master’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer (Starlink) in Redmond to own the full hardware lifecycle, from concept to production, enabling high-speed communications for satellites and ground systems.

You will work across avionics, payload, and RF teams, driving system trades, PCB layout, and hardware bring-up, with significant ownership of complex electronics for Starlink. SpaceX offers strong compensation and extensive benefits including stock options and comprehensive healthcare.