Base Salary
$135k - $155k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, test, and maintain physical- and MAC-layer software for the Starlink communications network.
- Architect current and next-generation Starlink hardware and signal-processing algorithms.
- Participate in hardware bring-up, debugging, verification, and launch.
- Collaborate with other teams on cross-layer integration of the end-to-end system.
- Develop prototypes to validate design concepts and quantify technical constraints.
- Plan and organize product development with other engineers.
- Own the complete software lifecycle, including development, testing, and support.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, math, or another STEM discipline, or 2+ years of professional software engineering experience programming in C or C++ in lieu of a degree.
- Experience working with wireless software or network protocols.
- Strong knowledge of wireless communications, signal processing, and/or network protocols.
- Knowledge of RF systems and fundamentals, including noise figure, link budget, and non-linearity.
- Experience writing software for RF or mixed-signal integrated circuits and/or systems is preferred.
- Familiarity with digital signal-processing algorithms such as FFT, equalization, channel estimation, pilot tracking, digital pre-distortion, and Doppler compensation is preferred.
- Experience with RF spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, or oscilloscopes is preferred.
- Experience with physical and/or MAC layers in Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G, or satellite broadband is preferred.
- Strong debugging, performance optimization, and unit-testing skills.
- Strong analytical, communication, and engineering fundamentals.
- Must meet applicable ITAR eligibility or authorization requirements.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- 401(k) retirement plan, disability insurance, and life insurance.
- Paid parental leave, employee discounts, and other perks.
- Three weeks of accrued paid vacation and 10 or more paid holidays per year.
- Paid sick leave pursuant to company policy.
- Long-term incentives, potential discretionary bonuses, and employee stock purchase plan eligibility.
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- ITAR eligibility or authorization is required.
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About SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches the world’s most advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk to revolutionize space transportation, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary. SpaceX has gained worldwide attention for a series of historic milestones. It is the only private company ever to return a spacecraft from low-Earth orbit, which it first accomplished in December 2010. The company made history again in May 2012 when its Dragon spacecraft attached to the International Space Station, exchanged cargo payloads, and returned safely to Earth — a technically challenging feat previously accomplished only by governments. Since then Dragon has delivered cargo to and from the space station multiple times, providing regular cargo resupply missions for NASA. For more information, visit www.spacex.com.