Starlink Gateways Hardware Engineer

Future Ventures; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Hardware Engineer for Starlink, owning the development of millions of customer-facing products and devices. You will steer hardware from concept to production, coordinating with silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure performance and reliability for global users.

The role emphasizes full lifecycle hardware design, mixed-signal expertise, and rigorous testing to withstand harsh environments and deliver scalable satellite-ground connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 8+ years in hardware design and development for consumer or aerospace-grade electronics.
• Experience with full lifecycle hardware development from concept through production.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites.
• Collaborate with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams.
• Drive system trades, requirements, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, and hardware bring-up.
• Support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight readiness.
• Work with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated, high-performance hardware.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Hardware design

Mixed-signal design

Python

C/C++

System integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Verilog/VHDL

PCB design tools

Job description

SpaceX seeks a Sr. Hardware Engineer for Starlink, owning the development of millions of customer-facing products and devices. You will steer hardware from concept to production, coordinating with silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure performance and reliability for global users.

The role emphasizes full lifecycle hardware design, mixed-signal expertise, and rigorous testing to withstand harsh environments and deliver scalable satellite-ground connectivity.