Skip to content
RF Engineer – Starship
| Company | SpaceX |
|---|
| Location | West Athens, CA, USA |
|---|
| Salary | $120000 – $170000 |
|---|
| Type | Full-Time |
|---|
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
|---|
| Experience Level | Mid Level, Senior |
|---|
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer science
Responsibilities
- Perform analysis to support system architecture trades or verify the system design – including antenna pattern coverage, co-site interference, link budgets, multiple access, etc.
- Test RF system compatibility and end-to-end performance
- Develop and support simulation and data review infrastructure for RF communications and sensors/instruments
- Conduct or participate in customer and/or program technical review or flight readiness presentations
- Ensure compliance through analysis, test, and operations with spectrum licensing and regulations
- Lead and conduct troubleshooting and root cause system level performance anomalies
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering with focus on signal processing, communication and navigation systems, or RF design
- Experience with link budget analysis, power flux density, dilution of precision, doppler, etc
- Experience with digital communication theory and testing, Bit Error Rate, EVM and System Noise Figure
- Experience with testing antennas in far-field or near-field measurement chambers
- Experience with revision control systems such as Git and SVN, and familiar with Linux terminal
- Experience with Python (or other language) for data analysis
- Competency with simulation/modeling software development including testing and continuous integration
- Knowledge of digital communication systems including spread spectrum, forward error correction, and modulation types such as FSK, BPSK, QPSK, QAM, and PCM/FM
- Excellent communication and documentation skills, and ability to collaborate with other engineering disciplines
Benefits
No information provided on Benefits.
