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Sr. Electrical Design Engineer (Starshield)

SpaceX· Starshield Satellite Engineering
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Hawthorne, CA$140k - $205kfull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior electrical design engineer on the Starshield program, focused on designing, bringing up, testing, and delivering high-reliability electronics for satellite communication and earth observation payloads within a fast-paced, cross-functional, startup-like environment.

Responsibilities

  • Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
  • Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring up and debugging
  • Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
  • 5+ years of professional experience designing electronics products

Skills

Required:Electrical design and hardware developmentMixed-signal board designCross-functional collaborationClear communicationSecurity clearance
Nice to have:Software / programming

Benefits

  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 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 and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave policies
Last updated Jul 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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