Hardware Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites, including customer-facing hardware (dishes, routers) and next-generation gateways.
Role type
Senior IC hardware engineer (satellite ground systems)
Builds
Starlink user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, and regional gateway hardware
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Consumer Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
electrical circuit design, PCB layout, mixed-signal circuit design, hardware debugging, component selection, system trade-offs, Python, C/C++
Preferred skills
FPGA design, multi-GHz Serdes interfaces, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), analog-to-digital/digital-to-analog conversion, power supply design, full life cycle hardware development
Technologies
FPGAs, Ethernet, DDR4, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital converters, digital to analog converters
Responsibilities
Design and implement mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production; drive system trades and requirements capture; support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight; build tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
Seniority
Mid-level to Senior, hands-on IC