Electrical Hardware Engineer - Optics, Satellites (Starlink)
Core
Design and develop high-reliability electrical hardware for satellite-based imaging, free-space optical communication, and high-speed fiber optic transceivers for LEO and lunar satellites.
Role type
Senior IC Electrical Hardware Engineer (Optics/Satellites)
Builds
Satellite subsystems including image sensors, SERDES, analog circuitry, and embedded systems for Starlink
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / Optoelectronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Mixed-signal circuit design, PCB layout, hardware bring-up and debugging, system requirements capture, component selection, embedded system design, power electronics, analog/digital signal processing, photodiode and laser diode integration, multi-GHz Serdes, DDR4, I2C, SPI, Python, C/C++
Preferred skills
Full life-cycle hardware development, aerospace systems experience, FPGA/GPU integration, testing and troubleshooting complex electronics
Technologies
FPGAs, GPUs, Ethernet, DDR4, I2C, SPI, Serdes, Python, C/C++