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SpaceX · 4 months ago

New Graduate Engineer, Electrical (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

1+ years exp

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a New Graduate Engineer in Electrical for their Starlink project. The role involves designing and developing reliable gateway electronics and customer products, as well as contributing to various electrical engineering projects to ensure the successful operation of electrical systems.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping of complex electrical designs

Drive hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electronics

Create simulation models of hardware to evaluate performance

Contribute towards pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up and post-silicon validation

Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems

Provide engineering support for the design, operation, improvement, and troubleshooting of facility electrical components and systems

Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Qualification

Electrical engineeringCircuit designMixed-signal circuit boardsTest equipment experienceProgramming languagesDynamic environment adaptabilityCommunication

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

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

Preferred

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

Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques to verify and validate product requirements (oscilloscope, multimeter, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, vector signal generator, source measurement unit, etc.)

Experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, humidity, shock & vibration

Demonstrated understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage

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

Exposure to some variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (motion systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, etc.)

Excellent communication skills both written and verbal

Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements