SpaceX · 2 hours ago
Sr. DSP Engineer (Starship Avionics)
Hawthorne, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $220K/yr
5+ years expSpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. As a Sr. DSP Engineer on the Starship RF team, you will develop communication systems and RF sensors, enabling new vehicle capabilities and taking components from concept to orbit, to the Moon, and to Mars.
Advanced MaterialsAerospaceManufacturingNational SecuritySpace Travel
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
System-level and link-level design in support of spacecraft communications and sensing systems
Work across disciplines with RF/antenna, FPGA, and software engineers to design and validate comm systems
Develop floating-point and fixed-point models and run simulations to analyze and validate overall system performance, including modem performance
Support FPGA designers with bit-accurate and cycle-accurate RTL verification
Own the end-to-end results of your products, from requirements gathering through production and flight, including verification and documentation
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in mathematics, computer science, or an engineering discipline
5+ years of professional experience designing and verifying modems and sensors
5+ years of professional experience developing signal processing algorithms in Python, Matlab, or C/C++
Preferred
Master's degree in electrical engineering with emphasis in communication systems or digital signal processing
Expertise modeling with both floating-point and fixed-point signal processing algorithms in Python, Matlab, or C/C++
Experience in coherent digital demodulation of waveforms such as BPSK, QPSK, QAM, PCM/FM, APSK, OFDM, including spread spectrum
Experience with continuous wave or pulse radar
Experience with software-defined radios and frameworks, such as GNU Radio
Experience developing firmware for Xilinx FPGA platforms using the Xilinx toolchain
Experience with verification between simulation and RTL FPGA implementation
Experience modeling RF and channel impairments such as multipath, phase noise, group delay, fading and nonlinear distortion
Understanding of RF concepts such as AGC, noise figure, power amplifiers, phase noise, PLL, oscillators/mixers
Understanding of RF link budgets and noise analysis, intermodulation analysis, and trade-offs of frequency conversion topologies
Familiarity with test equipment such as spectrum analyzers and signal generators
Excellent communication and documentation skills, and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines
Benefits
Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
Potential discretionary bonuses
Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
401(k) retirement plan
Short and long-term disability insurance
Life insurance
Paid parental leave
3 weeks of paid vacation
10 or more paid holidays per year
Paid sick leave pursuant to Company policy
Company
SpaceX
SpaceX is an aviation and aerospace company that designs, manufactures, and launches rockets and spacecraft.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$11.78BKey Investors
Korea Investment PartnersIntesa SanpaoloAndreessen Horowitz
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Leadership Team
Bret Johnsen
CFO
Charles Kuehmann
VP Materials Engineering
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