Sr. Hardware Development Electrical Engineer - (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and validate high-reliability electrical hardware for Starlink satellites, covering avionics and payload subsystems including RF, power electronics, and mixed-signal circuits.
Role type
Senior IC electrical hardware design engineer (satellites)
Builds
Avionics and payload hardware for Starlink satellites
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mixed-signal circuit design, PCB layout, schematic capture, component selection, hardware debugging, power electronics, RF engineering, system integration, thermal analysis, silicon design collaboration
Preferred skills
Aerospace systems experience, rapid product development lifecycle, multi-GHz Serdes, FPGAs, Python/C++ programming
Technologies
FPGAs, DDR4, Ethernet, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, Space Lasers
Responsibilities
Drive system trades and requirements capture, oversee PCB layout and prototyping, support hardware bring-up and on-orbit performance, collaborate with cross-functional teams on satellite subsystems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC