Infrastructure Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design antenna sites and site hardware to support, connect, and power the antennas all over the world that backhaul the Starlink network
• Travel abroad to create infrastructure development plans with international partners to establish antenna sites that maximize the Starlink constellation effectivity and expand customer access
• Develop new processes and methods that enable rapid deployment of antennas
• Engage cross-functionally to align technical roadmaps with other contributors to Starlink, like business growth, regulatory, or network engineering teams
• Review antenna site reliability over time to develop robust solutions that ensure overall system health
• Demonstrate extreme ownership of product and business outcomes at every stage of conceptualization and implementation

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or science discipline
• 1+ years of professional experience in an engineering role

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with electrical, mechanical, or structural design and analysis
• Experience with build, production, or integration of components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site
• Demonstrated success in multidisciplinary project execution
• Experience with any of the following is a bonus:
• Producing construction drawings or plans
• SQL, Matlab, Python, C++, or similar
• Producing dashboards or analytical and statistical models (Ex: Tableau, PowerBI)
• Physical network infrastructure design or planning

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites
• Must be willing to work long hours and occasional weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines

Pay Range

Level 1: $105,000.00 - $122,500.00
Level 2: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00

ITAR REQUIREMENTS

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. Learn more about the ITAR here.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer

employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.