New Graduate Engineer, Electrical (Starlink)

Responsibilities

• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping of complex electrical designs
• Drive hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electronics
• Create simulation models of hardware to evaluate performance
• Contribute towards pre-silicon verification, chip bring-up and post-silicon validation
• Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems
• Provide engineering support for the design, operation, improvement, and troubleshooting of facility electrical components and systems
• Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

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 with a bachelor's degree, master's degree, or PhD in 2026 or 2027

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components
• Experience with test equipment and measurement techniques to verify and validate product requirements (oscilloscope, multimeter, electronic load, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, vector signal generator, source measurement unit, etc.)
• Experience in environmental testing such as HALT/HASS, thermal, humidity, shock & vibration
• Demonstrated understanding of electrical schematics and electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test coverage
• Demonstrated understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++)
• Exposure to some variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (motion systems, dispense systems, temperature controllers, laser distance sensors, etc.)
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

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

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.