Senior Wireless Firmware Engineer: Satellite PHY

InvestedintheMission; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 235,000; Full time

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Job summary

SpaceX in Palo Alto is seeking a Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer to design and optimize wireless PHY/MAC for satellite-based 4G/5G systems, joining a cross-functional team of wireless and protocol firmware engineers.

You will implement high-performance software for satellites and ground stations, debug complex issues, and contribute to next-generation hardware with a strong emphasis on DSP and L1 processing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or a STEM discipline.
• 5+ years of experience with at least one of: wireless signal processing, modem systems design, wireless systems engineering, DSP or physical layer processing (L1).
• 5+ years of C/C++ coding experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement physical layer (PHY) algorithms for satellite-based 4G/5G (LTE/NR) eNodeB/gNodeB.
• Develop optimized signal processing algorithms running on resource-constrained CPUs.
• Develop models and run simulations to analyze and validate overall system performance, including modem performance.
• Design, implement, test, maintain, and document the wireless PHY and MAC layers of the protocol stack.
• Identify and debug complex performance issues across the wireless PHY and MAC layers.
• Participate in architecture, design, and code reviews. Contribute to system dimensioning and algorithm design for next generation hardware.

Skills

Wireless signal processing

C/C++ coding

DSP

Physical layer processing (L1)

Education

Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in CS/CE/EE or STEM

Tools

Linux

Git

Python

SDR

Job description

SpaceX in Palo Alto is seeking a Sr. Wireless Firmware Engineer to design and optimize wireless PHY/MAC for satellite-based 4G/5G systems, joining a cross-functional team of wireless and protocol firmware engineers.

You will implement high-performance software for satellites and ground stations, debug complex issues, and contribute to next-generation hardware with a strong emphasis on DSP and L1 processing.