Jobs · Engineering · Washington

New Graduate Engineer, Electrical - Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX · Redmond, WA · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
  • Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit performance of complex electrical designs.
  • Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
  • Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
  • Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline.
  • 1+ years of experience design/analysis of circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply).
  • Graduating in the spring of 2026 or summer of 2026.

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree.
  • Electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life-cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware.
  • Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, RF/mm, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components.
  • Experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics.
  • Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++).
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role.
  • Experience working on space grade hardware.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

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