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Senior RF Systems Engineer

2 months ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Join SpaceX's Starshield Team as a Sr. RF Engineer

SpaceX is revolutionizing the space industry, and we're looking for a highly skilled Sr. RF Engineer to join our Starshield team. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing and developing advanced RF systems for our national security efforts.

Responsibilities:
  • Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs
  • Research novel solutions for unique large-scale satellite RF systems
  • Collaborate with hardware, FPGA, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems
  • Develop and support RF hardware, including PCBA board testing and defect detection, full functional testing of assembled units, and resolving on-orbit vehicle anomalies
  • Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
  • Modify electrical schematics and mechanical drawings for flight applications as they relate to reliability and manufacturability
Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of experience in RF engineering, with a focus on large-scale satellite systems
  • Experience with modeling/analysis tools/software such as HFSS, CST, ADS, MATLAB, C/C++, and/or Python
  • Experience with RF test equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.
  • Experience creating and maintaining link budgets and analysis related to communications or remote sensing systems
Preferred Skills and Experience:
  • Graduate degree in electrical engineering with emphasis in microwave/RF engineering
  • 5+ years of professional experience in a relevant field
  • Experience designing RF systems, including radio astronomy, SIGINT, ELINT, radar, or wireless communications
  • Experience modeling RF and channel impairments, such as multipath, phase noise, group delay, fading, and nonlinear distortion
  • Experience with basic principles of antenna theory
  • Experience with software-defined radios and frameworks, such as GNU Radio
  • Ability and willingness to obtain a Top Secret clearance
Additional Requirements:
  • Active clearance may provide the opportunity to work on sensitive SpaceX missions; if so, you will be subject to pre-employment drug and random drug and alcohol testing
  • Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
Compensation and Benefits:

Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You will also receive access to comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, and various other discounts and perks.

You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation & will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.

Exempt employees are eligible for 5 days of sick leave per year.

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.

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.