SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. SpaceX is leveraging our experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. Starlink is the world’s largest satellite constellation that provides fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing, and the software that brings it all together. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink’s potential global impact and are looking for best-in-class engineers to help maximize Starlink’s utility for communities and businesses around the globe.
Responsibilities:
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Design, fabricate, and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems, and RF front ends for next-generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products
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Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
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Work in close collaboration with electrical, mechanical, digital signal processing, and software engineering teams to design and validate RF systems
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Create and test phased array alignment solutions
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Rapidly develop design, validation, and production test solutions for our high-volume consumer products and gateway antennas
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Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems
Requirements:
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Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
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1+ years of experience with antennas or communication systems (internships and extracurricular projects are applicable)
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1+ years experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers
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1+ years of programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB
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Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis in RF/antenna engineering
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Experience designing wireless communications systems
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Experience with basic principles of antenna theory
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Understanding of link budgets and analysis related to communications
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Thorough understanding of RF active and passive components
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Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies
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Experience working with waveguide systems at mmWave frequencies
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Passion for problem solving