Senior SI/PI Engineer, Satellite Payloads

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Signal and Power Integrity Engineer for Starlink satellites. You will own SI and PI across the hardware lifecycle, collaborating with RF, ASIC, packaging, mechanical, and software teams to optimize channels, PDNs, and board layouts.

The role requires strong EMI/EMC understanding, 3D EM experience, and a track record in high-speed signaling and power integrity for advanced satellite hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics.
• 5+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware.
• 2+ years of experience using one of the 3D EM simulation tools and high-speed digital channel simulators.
• 2+ years of research or industry experience with high-speed digital design or power integrity.

Responsibilities

• Specify, design, simulate, verify, qualify, define production screens for, and generally troubleshoot SI and PI aspects of advanced satellite hardware.
• Work alongside RF, antenna, ASIC, packaging, mechanical, thermal, software, supply chain, and production engineers to architect new products.
• Derive top level specifications for PCB materials and channel subcomponents.
• Design and optimize transition structures for the channel from die bump to die bump.
• Drive detailed component selection to accompany PDN designs.
• Root cause and fix issues found in PCB manufacturing, PCBA test, or satellite integration.
• Define best practices, simulation workflows, test methodologies, signoff criteria, and lab equipment needs for all SI/PI needs.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics

Tools

CST

HFSS

ADS

Python

C/C++

Job description

SpaceX is seeking a Sr. Signal and Power Integrity Engineer for Starlink satellites. You will own SI and PI across the hardware lifecycle, collaborating with RF, ASIC, packaging, mechanical, and software teams to optimize channels, PDNs, and board layouts.

The role requires strong EMI/EMC understanding, 3D EM experience, and a track record in high-speed signaling and power integrity for advanced satellite hardware.