Starlink Satellite Antenna Engineer

SpaceX; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 weeks paid vacation

10+ paid holidays per year

Shuttle service to Redmond office

Job summary

SpaceX is seeking an Antenna Engineer for Starlink in Redmond, WA. You will own design and testing of advanced antennas and RF front ends for satellites and gateways, working with cross-functional teams to move concepts to production.

You will apply EM simulation tools, prototype fabrication, and measurement techniques to validate performance and drive improvements in spacecraft integration and field data analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline required.
• 2+ years of RF/antenna research or development experience.
• 1+ years with 3D EM simulation tools (CST, HFSS, FEKO, EMPro, TICRA or XFDTD).

Responsibilities

• Design advanced antenna and feed systems for next generation products including phased array and reflector antennas.
• Fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems and RF front ends.
• Contribute to software development and testing of digital beamforming to demonstrate full phased array functionality.
• Provide phased array expertise to set specifications and debug issues for satellite and consumer products.
• Perform design validation testing of prototype and production designs.
• Assist integration of antennas into spacecraft and other systems.
• Analyze in-field RF performance data and investigate methods to improve performance.

Skills

Antenna design

Phased array

RF concepts

Python

C++

MATLAB

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Master/PhD in electrical engineering (preferred)

Tools

CST

HFSS

FEKO

EMPro

TICRA

Job description

SpaceX is seeking an Antenna Engineer for Starlink in Redmond, WA. You will own design and testing of advanced antennas and RF front ends for satellites and gateways, working with cross-functional teams to move concepts to production.

You will apply EM simulation tools, prototype fabrication, and measurement techniques to validate performance and drive improvements in spacecraft integration and field data analysis.