Sr. Hardware Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites, including Starlink dishes, user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, and next-generation ground station gateways.
Role type
Senior Hardware Engineer (Consumer Hardware & Gateways)
Builds
Starlink user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, and regional ground station gateways
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Consumer Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Mixed-signal circuit design, PCB layout, hardware bring-up and debugging, component selection, system trade-offs, thermal analysis, manufacturing integration, Python, C/C++
Preferred skills
Full life cycle hardware development, multi-GHz Serdes design, DRAM interface design, FPGA implementation, analog/digital converter design, power supply design
Technologies
FPGAs, Ethernet, DDR4, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters
Responsibilities
Design and test electronics for satellite communication; partner with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams; drive requirements capture and schematic capture; support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight; build tools to analyze on-orbit data; challenge assumptions to find simple solutions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC