RF Engineer (Starlink) - Bastrop TX

Military Spouse Corporate Career Network • Bastrop, TX

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About The Position

SpaceX is developing Starlink, a broadband internet system made up of satellites, consumer receivers, and supporting software. The RF Engineer will own phased-array, Wi-Fi, and other RF systems for customer-facing hardware, as well as advanced parabolic antenna systems for Starlink gateways and ground stations. The role involves designing, implementing, and verifying router antennas, phased arrays, and reflector antenna systems. The engineer will collaborate with senior leadership and electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams, contributing from initial concept development through full-scale production.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline.
• At least 1 year of professional RF experience with antennas or communication systems; internship and extracurricular experience is applicable.
• At least 1 year of professional experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers.
• At least 1 year of professional programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB.
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering with an emphasis in RF or antenna engineering.
• Experience designing wireless communications systems.
• Knowledge of basic antenna theory.
• Understanding of communications link budgets and analysis.
• Thorough understanding of RF active and passive components.
• Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for problem solving.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role.

Responsibilities

• Design, fabricate, and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems, and RF front ends for next-generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products.
• Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware, including antennas, filters, and PCB layouts, to design and evaluate performance.
• Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, DSP, and software engineers to design and validate RF systems.
• Create and test phased-array alignment solutions.
• Develop design-validation and production-test solutions for high-volume consumer products.
• Write Python automation software to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level