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SpaceX · 3 hours ago

Manager, Gateway Electronics Engineering (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

7+ years exp

SpaceX is a pioneering aerospace manufacturer and space transport services company focused on enabling human life on Mars. They are seeking a Manager for Gateway Electronics Engineering on the Starlink team, responsible for overseeing the design and reliability of next-generation gateways, while collaborating with various engineering teams to ensure effective project delivery.

Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 5-10 engineers to rapidly design, develop, and validate highly reliable electronics for our gateway systems

Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging

Define and manage all key project milestones and deliverables

Maintain alignment with key partners such as antenna, software, mechanical, networking, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams to drive overall business success

Compile and maintain lessons learned to influence future designs. Understand and implement long-term technical and business solutions that meet/exceed goals to deliver for our customers and Starlink’s vision

Drive product architecture with a focus on innovative solutions to achieve low cost, greater performance, best user experience, and extended reliability. Implement automated design validation tests and production tests as necessary

Recruit, develop, and promote a team of exceptional engineers and/or specialists responsible for designing, analyzing, building, and testing existing and new Starlink gateways. Set standards, and hold the team accountable to deliver with high technical rigor and discipline

Own and build out associated engineering lab or development workspaces; hire necessary team members to deliver assets required, and efficiently manage associated capital spend

Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion and under tight deadlines. Above all, remain dependable, which means being unfazed by ambiguity or major changes in strategic direction

Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record

Qualification

Hardware designElectronics test engineeringMixed-signal circuit designProject managementPythonC/C++Computer networkingOptical networkingLinux operating systemsProblem-solvingTeam leadershipCommunication skills

Required

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

7+ years of professional experience with hardware design/development or electronics test engineering

3+ years of management experience

Must travel to other SpaceX sites (Hawthorne, CA and Redmond, WA) as needed to interface with team members and drive technical projects

Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary

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

Previous experience managing large and multidisciplinary technical projects, ideally driving hardware design from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life-cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware

Significant experience rapidly designing and delivering highly-reliable products, especially for harsh or high stakes environments in the field

Significant experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production 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

Significant experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics

Strong problem-solving skills when designing and qualifying hardware for EMC/EMI compliance and thermal management

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

Strong understanding of computer networking and interfaces (10/100/400/800G networking/Tbps switches)

Strong understanding of optical networking architectures and fundamentals

Experience in desktop/server Linux and embedded operating systems

Experience leading a diverse team of engineers, while providing technical direction and strong mentorship

Ability to communicate complex concepts, problems, and solutions clearly and effectively to all levels within the organization

Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and be able to discuss configuration, execution, and results in a technical manner