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Sr. RF Engineer (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink Product Engineering
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Bastrop, TXFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Senior RF Engineer responsible for all phased array, Wi‑Fi, and other RF systems for Starlink customer-facing hardware, plus advanced parabolic antennas for gateways/ground stations. Collaborates cross-functionally from concept to production to optimize Starlink’s RF systems and network performance.

Responsibilities

  • Design, fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems and RF front ends for next-generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products
  • Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
  • Work in close collaboration with EE, ME, DSP and software engineers to design and validate RF systems
  • Create and test phased array alignment solutions
  • Rapidly develop design validation and production test solutions for our high-volume consumer products
  • Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of professional RF experience with antennas or communication systems
  • 5+ years professional experience with radio test equipment (spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers)
  • 5+ years of professional programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB

Skills

Required:RF engineeringAntenna design and testingElectromagnetic simulationPythonCross-functional collaboration

Benefits

  • SpaceX equal employment opportunity
  • Opportunity to work on Starlink and contribute to global connectivity
Last updated Jul 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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