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SpaceX · 4 months ago

New Graduate Engineer, Electrical (Starlink)

Redmond, WA

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$100K/yr - $120K/yr

1+ years exp

SpaceX is a pioneering aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company, focused on enabling human life on Mars. They are seeking a New Graduate Engineer in Electrical for their Starlink project, where the engineer will be responsible for the entire life-cycle of hardware that supports high-speed digital communications and other electrical engineering challenges.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft

Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs

Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight

Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware

Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Qualification

Electrical engineeringCircuit designMixed-signal circuit boardsPythonC/C++Hardware testingFailure analysisDebuggingSpace grade hardwareCross-functional collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline

1+ years of experience design/analysis of circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply)

Graduating in the fall of 2025, spring of 2026 or summer of 2026

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Preferred

Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree

Electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life-cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware

Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, RF/mm, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components

Experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics

Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++)

Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role

Experience working on space grade hardware