Senior Wireless Software Engineer - Firmware & RF

United States Digital Space LLC; Iowa (LA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

401(k)

Medical, vision, dental

Job summary

The Starlink program is seeking a Sr. Wireless Software Engineer to design, implement, test, and maintain the wireless software stack for the world’s largest satellite constellation.

You’ll work on firmware, embedded, and signal processing software on custom hardware powering global broadband. Responsibilities include developing prototypes, optimizing network protocols, and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable end-to-end systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline; OR 2+ years of professional software engineering experience, programming with C or C++ in lieu of a degree.
• Experience working with wireless software or network protocols.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and maintain physical and MAC layer software of the wireless software stack for the Starlink communications network.
• Participate in architecting current and next-gen Starlink hardware and signal processing algorithms.
• Participate in hardware bring-up, debugging, verification and launch.
• Work with other teams for cross-layer integration of the end-to-end system.
• Develop prototypes to prove out key design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
• Collaborate with other engineers to plan and organize the development of our products.

Skills

C/C++ programming

Wireless software

Embedded firmware

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Tools

RF spectrum analyzer

Network analyzer

Oscilloscope

Signal generator

Job description

The Starlink program is seeking a Sr. Wireless Software Engineer to design, implement, test, and maintain the wireless software stack for the world’s largest satellite constellation.

You’ll work on firmware, embedded, and signal processing software on custom hardware powering global broadband. Responsibilities include developing prototypes, optimizing network protocols, and collaborating across teams to deliver reliable end-to-end systems.