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Principal Electrical Engineer, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX· Satellite Payload Engineering
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Redmond, WA$190k - $290kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Principal Electrical Design Engineer for Starlink exploring end-to-end hardware development for SpaceX’s satellite constellation, spanning from system design to production and test, with cross-functional collaboration across avionics, payload, mechanical, software, and RF domains.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
  • Evaluate third party electrical and design integration solutions for reliable operation of Starlink
  • Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams, and production test teams
  • Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test of complex electrical designs
  • Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight
  • Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
  • Drive continual improvements to our designs by building physical and digital tools to analyze data collected on orbit and in the lab
  • Challenge assumptions and work to find simple solutions to complex problems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
  • 8+ years of experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internship and project team experience is applicable)

Skills

Required:Electrical hardware designSchematic capture and PCB layout
Nice to have:Mixed-signal circuit design

Benefits

  • long-term incentives, including company stock or long-term cash awards
  • discretionary bonuses and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short and long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance
  • paid parental leave
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick time in Washington State
  • company shuttles from select Seattle locations to Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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