Sr. RF Software Engineer (Starlink)
Core
Design and build RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit for Starlink's global satellite internet network.
Role type
Senior RF Software Engineer
Builds
RF test benches, modular scalable RF test infrastructure, and automation sequences for satellite hardware validation.
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / RF Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
C/C++ or Python, radio test equipment operation, antennas, communication systems
Preferred skills
active/passive RF device testing, RF concepts (gain, linearity, P1dB, ACLR, EVM, PAE, S-parameters), software architecture, environmental testing, hardware/software troubleshooting, Windows/Linux, version control
Technologies
Python, C++, VNA, VSG, VSA, spectrum analyzers, load pulls, RF power meters, high-speed oscilloscopes, thermal chambers
Responsibilities
Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs, research novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems, design and validate RF systems with hardware/DSP/software teams, create electromagnetic simulation models
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
