Senior RTL/ASIC Design Engineer for Space-grade Silicon

Spacex; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX in Austin, TX is seeking a Sr. RTL Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) to develop next‑generation ASICs for Starlink and space infrastructure.

You will define micro-architecture, write RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and work with verification, timing, and physical teams to deliver fully verified designs on schedule, facing challenging clock domains and power optimization. This role requires strong collaboration and hands-on debugging, with extended hours for mission-critical deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science.
• 5+ years of RTL implementation experience.
• Willingness to work extended hours for mission-critical deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate architectural trade-offs based on features, performance requirements and system limitations.
• Define micro-architecture, implement RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, integrate top level and deliver fully verified, synthesis/timing-clean design.
• Work with verification team to ensure all aspects of the design are covered and verified.
• Provide timing constraints for IPs and support the physical implementation team (synthesis, timing closure, formality check).
• Participate in silicon bring-up and validation.

Skills

Clock domain crossings

Embedded CPU subsystems

AXI/AHB protocols

High speed design

HDL tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in EE/CE/CS

Tools

HDL simulators

HDL Lint tools

EDA tools

Synthesis/timing tools

Job description

SpaceX in Austin, TX is seeking a Sr. RTL Design Engineer (Silicon Engineering) to develop next‑generation ASICs for Starlink and space infrastructure.

You will define micro-architecture, write RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and work with verification, timing, and physical teams to deliver fully verified designs on schedule, facing challenging clock domains and power optimization. This role requires strong collaboration and hands-on debugging, with extended hours for mission-critical deadlines.