SpaceX is leveraging its experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world's largest satellite constellation and most advanced broadband internet system. We provide reliable and fast internet to millions of users worldwide, including populations with little or no connectivity, rural communities, aircraft, watercraft, and places where existing services are unreliable, too expensive, or disconnected by natural disasters. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system, thousands of satellites and consumer antennae that allow users to connect within minutes of unboxing. The Starlink team is seeking out the best-in-class professionals to maximize Starlink's potential for communities and businesses around the globe.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment (includes internships and school projects)
- Experience in networking technologies including but not limited to: Ethernet protocols and Wi-Fi standards
- 4+ years of experience with data analysis in Python/R
- 3+ year of experience in consumer electronics or similar industry
- Experience troubleshooting electronics hardware
- Proficiency at understanding PCB schematics and layout tools
- Experience with basic principles of antenna theory, RF antennas, and communication systems
Responsibilities
- Become a Wi-Fi field performance expert
- Perform hands-on debugging to drive to root cause and corrective action of failed phased-array, Wi-Fi routers, and power supply PCBAs
- Lead technical investigations with tight timelines by diving into isolated or fleet-wide performance or reliability issues which affect our customers and present findings to executives
- Build and maintain critical tools and custom software to objectively assess the performance and reliability of Starlink customer hardware
- Run internal betas and product launches to identify and resolve any design issues in the hardware or software of new products ahead of their public launch
- Build relationships and collaborate across disciplines including engineering, production, test, inventory, quality, supply chain, and customer experience to drive positive business outcomes
- Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion and under tight deadlines
Other
- This position is based in Bastrop, TX (near Austin) and requires being on-site; remote work not considered
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet deadlines
- Must be willing to travel (up to 20%)
- 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.
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment that includes working with changing needs and requirements
