Senior Hardware Engineer - Gateways & Customer Devices

SpaceX; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer for Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink) in Bastrop, TX. You will own the development of millions of customer-facing products, including Starlink dishes, user terminals, and gateways, ensuring robust electrical systems from concept through production.

You will collaborate with silicon, software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams to deliver high‑reliability hardware capable of operating in diverse environments, while maintaining tight

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering; 8+ years hardware design experience.
• Experience designing and testing complex electronics and hardware from concept to production.
• Strong Python and C/C++ programming skills; cross‑functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites.
• Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing 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 to deliver tightly integrated, high‑performance hardware.
• Drive continual improvements to designs by building tools to analyze data from orbit and in lab.
• Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems.

Skills

Python

C/C++

Mixed-signal design

PCB layout

Hardware bring‑up

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Oscilloscopes

FPGA design

Schematic capture

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer for Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink) in Bastrop, TX. You will own the development of millions of customer-facing products, including Starlink dishes, user terminals, and gateways, ensuring robust electrical systems from concept through production.

You will collaborate with silicon, software, mechanical, thermal, and manufacturing teams to deliver high‑reliability hardware capable of operating in diverse environments, while maintaining tight