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Principal Electrical Engineer, Satellites (starlink)

SpaceX
Location
Redmond, Washington
Work mode
Hybrid
Type
full time
Listed

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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is seeking a Principal Electrical Engineer for their Starlink program in Redmond, Washington. This role involves ownership of the hardware lifecycle for Starlink's connectivity, spanning electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and RF engineering. Responsibilities include system design, schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, hardware troubleshooting, and driving requirements for silicon and product production.

Skills and focus areas

  • electrical engineering
  • mechanical engineering
  • thermal analysis
  • software engineering
  • antenna/rf engineering
  • high-speed digital communications
  • analog circuits
  • network system integration
  • power electronics
  • rf devices
  • system design
  • schematic capture

Summary written by Ramai from the original posting. Full details and requirements are on SpaceX’s careers page.

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