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Sr. Hardware Development Engineer, Gateway Failure Analysis (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Gateway Engineering
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 7mo ago

About the role

Senior hardware development engineer focused on failure analysis and test of ground antenna electronics and payload for SpaceX Starlink gateway systems, interfacing electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and RF disciplines to ensure robust ground station hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and execute novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical test solutions for our ground antenna electronics and payload
  • Perform detailed failure analysis of ground antenna hardware, identifying root causes of failures and implementing corrective actions
  • Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and/or design custom PCBAs to measure signals, apply flight-like loads, and power units under test
  • Hands-on support of hardware through design qualification, production ramp, and ground network rollout
  • Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
  • Perform electrical bench testing of failures to replicate and inform mitigation of anomalies
  • Drive continual improvements to our designs by building physical and digital tools to analyze data collected both in the field and in the lab
  • Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other STEM discipline
  • 5+ years of experience in hardware development, failure analysis, or reliability engineering

Skills

Required:Electrical engineering fundamentalsFailure analysisPCB design and analysis
Nice to have:RF principlesTest equipment proficiencyEnvironmental testingProgramming (Python, C/C++)Reliability engineeringQuality tools (Lean, Six Sigma, RCA)Metrology and uncertainty analysis
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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