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Signal Integrity Engineer - Serdes, Satellites (Starlink)

SpaceX· Satellite Payload Engineering
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Palo Alto, CA$115k - $185kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Signal Integrity Engineer on SpaceX's Starlink Payload Engineering team, owning SI throughout the hardware lifecycle and collaborating across electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and RF disciplines to design, analyze, and verify high-speed SerDes and related interfaces for satellite payloads.

Responsibilities

  • Specify, design, simulate, verify, qualify, define production screens for, and generally troubleshoot SI aspects of advanced satellite hardware, such as: - Wireline and electro-optical communication systems with cutting edge (e.g. 10 to 112+ Gbps) SERDES, DSPs, retimers, and optoelectronics - High-speed and high-bandwidth memory interfaces (DDR4, LPDDR5, GPDDR6, QSPI NOR, eMMC, etc.)
  • Work alongside RF, antenna, ASIC, packaging, mechanical, thermal, software, supply chain, and production engineers to architect new products with novel channels, interfaces, and power delivery strategies
  • Derive top level specifications for PCB materials and channel subcomponents
  • Design and optimize transition structures for the entire channel from die bump to die bump
  • Root cause and fix issues found in PCB manufacturing, PCBA test, or satellite integration
  • Define best practices, simulation workflows, test methodologies, signoff criteria, and lab equipment needs for all SI needs on Starlink satellite payloads

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics
  • 1+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internships, co-ops, and research/lab work can apply)
  • 1+ years of experience using one of the 3D EM simulation tools and high-speed digital channel simulators (CST, HFSS, ADS etc.)
  • 1+ years of research or industry experience with high-speed digital design

Skills

Required:High-speed SerDes knowledge3D EM simulationHigh-speed memory interfacesPCB design and analysisCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have: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
  • accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • paid sick leave as per policy
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan and potential bonuses
Last updated Aug 19, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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