Wireless Software Engineer: Real-Time RF & DSP

SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES CORP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k)

Job summary

SpaceX in Palo Alto is seeking a Wireless Software Engineer to design, implement, test, and maintain the wireless software stack for the Starlink network, including firmware, MAC layer, and signal processing on custom hardware.

You will contribute to architecture of current and next‑gen Starlink hardware, perform bring‑up, debugging, verification, and cross‑layer integration while collaborating with fellow engineers to deliver reliable, scalable connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or STEM discipline.
• 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 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++

Wireless software

Network protocols

Debugging

Performance tuning

Unit testing

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Job description

SpaceX in Palo Alto is seeking a Wireless Software Engineer to design, implement, test, and maintain the wireless software stack for the Starlink network, including firmware, MAC layer, and signal processing on custom hardware.

You will contribute to architecture of current and next‑gen Starlink hardware, perform bring‑up, debugging, verification, and cross‑layer integration while collaborating with fellow engineers to deliver reliable, scalable connectivity.