Sr. Space Lasers Engineer, Electro-Optical (Starshield)

SpaceX-posted 3 months ago
$130,000 - $180,000/Yr
Mid Level
Hawthorne, CA
1,001-5,000 employees
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SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars. Starshield leverages SpaceX’s Starlink technology and launch capability to support national security efforts. While Starlink is designed for consumer and commercial use, Starshield is designed for government use, with an initial focus on earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads. SpaceX is looking to hire a satellite electro-optical engineer to work with a brilliant and passionate team of engineers. You will own the design, testing and on-orbit-operations for the Starshield space laser.

  • Apply expertise to laser communication system development, including design, analysis, and validation
  • Participate in verification testing, including environmental qualification, performance characterization, reliability testing, and fault injection testing
  • Represent the laser communications system in program-level, cross-disciplinary trades and issue resolution
  • Define requirements for high-data-rate laser communication systems in challenging environmental conditions
  • Review test data and lead anomaly investigation and resolution
  • Maintain link budgets, design specifications, and system capabilities data
  • Interface with manufacturing and supply chain teams to ensure final designs can be produced in accordance with overall project goals
  • Collaborate with software and automation teams to develop test and production scripts and tools
  • Represent laser communications systems for reliability and risk discussions with internal reliability teams, management, customers, and vendors
  • Design, develop, and implement avionics hardware for space laser systems including high-speed digital communications, analog circuits, optical sensors, and photonic chip drivers
  • Bachelor’s degree in physics, electrical engineering, or other engineering/STEM discipline
  • 5+ years of hands-on laboratory or professional work experience in optics, photonics, laser technology, or testing
  • 3+ years of experience in a computer programming language (e.g. C++, LabVIEW, and/or Python)
  • 3+ years of experience designing and implementing circuit boards
  • 3+ years of experience developing algorithms or implementing signal processing for complex systems, e.g., controls, digital filters, large dataset analysis
  • Master's degree or PhD in physics or an engineering or STEM discipline
  • Knowledge of digital communication systems including spread spectrum, forward error correction, and modulation types such as QPSK, QAM, PCM/FM, and PAM
  • Experience with mixed-signal circuits, processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, SERDES, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components
  • Hands-on experience in optical design or system design, integration, and test of laser communication systems
  • Knowledge of and experience in lasers, photodiodes, fiber optics, optics testing/troubleshooting techniques, and signal integrity principles
  • Knowledge of and experience in free-space optical principles, optical component testing/troubleshooting techniques, precision metrology techniques, manufacturing and integration processes
  • Experience leading development of commercial communications products
  • Experience with hardware development for high-reliability applications
  • Ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding atmosphere
  • Experience with infrared system alignment and characterization
  • Competence with Python scripting and a Linux operating system environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Active Top Secret, Top Secret SCI, or DOE Level Q clearance or the ability to obtain and maintain one
  • Pay range: $130,000.00 - $180,000.00/per year
  • Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
  • Potential discretionary bonuses
  • Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • Access to a 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 pursuant to Company policy
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