Ground Segment Engineer

1 month ago

Hawthorne, California, United States SpaceX Full time
Job Title: Ground Segment Engineer

SpaceX is seeking a highly skilled Ground Segment Engineer to join our team. As a key member of our Ground Segment team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying hardware used in our worldwide network of ground stations and tracking assets.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop ground station communication systems, including site survey, system design review, hardware selection, integration, testing, and activation.
  • Collaborate with engineers and technicians to deploy and maintain complete ground station systems, ensuring they are mission-ready.
  • Work closely with the recovery team to build and maintain SpaceX marine telemetry systems.
  • Interface with multiple disciplines, including customers, mission management, avionics, RF, logistics, suppliers, and manufacturing.
  • Troubleshoot issues on ground stations and production assemblies on an aggressive schedule.
  • Lead the selection, integration, and maintenance of ground support rack hardware and software.
  • Specify and drive creation of ground stations hardware-in-the-loop test systems to support software development and system verification and validation.
  • Oversee production, testing, quality control, and shipment logistics of ground station support hardware.
  • Work closely with the software team to drive ground stations automation and monitoring.
  • Set up asset maintenance strategies using Risk-Based and Reliability-Centered Maintenance methodologies.
  • Maintain asset documentation and preventative maintenance plans.
  • Identify and maintain critical spare strategy for worldwide Ground Stations.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or mechanical engineering.
  • 1+ years of industry experience designing, implementing, and testing system-level communication architectures.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Strong understanding of RF fundamentals.
  • Experience in the development and installation of satellite tracking ground antennas and systems.
  • Experience in a ground station operations environment.
  • Knowledge of ground station equipment, including up and down converters, power amplifiers, receivers, and other antenna elements.
  • Experience with low-voltage power distribution, backup battery, generator systems, and international electrical standards.
  • Hands-on experience with lab instruments, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
  • Experience with GNU Radio or similar signal processing libraries.
  • Experience developing tools in Python or Matlab.
  • Strong project management skills, detail-oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency.
  • Mastery in the use of Visio or other CAD software to develop system schematics.

Additional Requirements:

  • Ability to pass Air Force background checks for Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg.
  • Must be willing to travel as required to domestic and international ground station sites.
  • Must be willing to support extended hours and weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines.

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.

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.

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.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX's Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.

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