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.