High-performance compute and networking electronics that are used in the Starlink Network
As a Sr. Hardware Engineer on the Starlink team, you will have complete ownership over the development of these products over their full lifetime. You will work regularly with partner teams across silicon, software, mechanical, RF, and manufacturing to take this hardware from initial concept development through full-scale production.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams
Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electrical designs
Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
Drive continual improvements to our designs by building physical and digital tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
5+ years of professional experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree
8+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products
8+ years of electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware
8+ years of experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components
8+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++)
Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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