Principal Electrical Design Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites, including customer-facing hardware like Starlink dishes and regional gateways.
Role type
Principal Electrical Design Engineer (hardware)
Builds
Starlink user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, and advanced regional gateways
Domain
Satellite communications, consumer hardware, space infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
mixed-signal circuit board design, PCB layout, schematic capture, component selection, hardware debugging, Python programming, C/C++ programming, FPGA design, Serdes interface design, DRAM interface design, analog-to-digital conversion, power supply design
Preferred skills
full life cycle hardware development, mixed-signal circuit board design from concept to production, testing and troubleshooting electronics, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
FPGAs, Ethernet, DDR4, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites; Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electrical designs; Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight; Drive continual improvements to designs by building physical and digital tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship