Sr. Hardware Engineer, Gateways & Customer Hardware (Starlink)
Core
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with satellites, including customer-facing devices (Starlink dishes, Wi-Fi routers) and next-generation regional gateways.
Role type
Senior Hardware Engineer (Consumer Hardware & Ground Stations)
Builds
Starlink user terminals, Wi-Fi routers, and regional gateway hardware for global internet connectivity.
Domain
Satellite communications, consumer electronics, mixed-signal circuit design.
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, C/C++ programming, FPGA design, SerDes interfaces, DRAM interfaces, analog/digital converters, power supply design.
Preferred skills
Full life cycle hardware development, thermal analysis, system trade-offs, cross-functional collaboration.
Technologies
FPGAs, Ethernet, DDR4, I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, multi-GHz Serdes.
Responsibilities
Design and test electronics for satellite communication; drive system trades and requirements capture; support hardware through production and satellite integration; build tools to analyze on-orbit data.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC