Sr. RF Systems Analysis Engineer, Regulatory (Starlink)
About The Position
SpaceX is looking for a Sr. RF Systems Analysis Engineer, Regulatory to support the Starlink team. This role will advise SpaceX on legal and policy advocacy to ensure regulations enable and protect the provision of Starlink's broadband internet service. The engineer will apply expertise to advance Starlink's licensing and spectrum position in front of domestic and global regulators and government bodies. Starlink is the world's largest satellite constellation, providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide. SpaceX designs, builds, tests, and operates all parts of the system, including satellites, consumer receivers, and software.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
- Experience in MATLAB, Python, C++ or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems
- 5+ years of research, design, development, or regulatory experience in the RF and/or antenna domain
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree or PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis in RF/microwave circuits or communication theory
- Basic understanding of satellite hardware and orbital mechanics
- Experience with Visualyse
- Experience in modeling large non-geostationary satellite constellations
- Experience in satellite network simulation development and analysis
- Experience with RF topics in satellite communications, including link budgets, antenna theory and design, and interference analysis
Responsibilities
- Support technical analyses pertaining to radio frequency interference and satellite spectrum coordination
- Model Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite’s operational topology and hardware
- Simulate for various scenarios considering regulatory constraints, geographic constraints, RF link budgets, constellation growth, customer growth, and coordination strategies, etc.
- Based on simulation results, analyze network and user experience impacts and make recommendations on satellite policy and coordination strategy
- Help provide strategic regulatory recommendations and advocacy support to business development efforts
Benefits
- Company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
