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Principal Rf Engineer (starshield)

SpaceX
Location
Hawthorne, California
Work mode
Remote
Type
full time
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[ About this role ]

SpaceX is hiring a Principal RF Engineer for their Starshield team in Hawthorne, California. This role involves designing and building RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit, focusing on advanced development programs for US National Security. Responsibilities include driving program-level RF system decisions, researching novel solutions, and supporting the full lifecycle of RF hardware.

Skills and focus areas

  • rf engineering
  • electromagnetic simulation
  • pcba board testing
  • defect detection
  • functional testing
  • on-orbit anomaly resolution
  • electrical schematics
  • mechanical drawings
  • reliability
  • manufacturability
  • satellite rf systems
  • fpga

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