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RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

SpaceX· RFIC Engineering
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Redmond, WA$125k - $165kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

SpaceX is seeking an RF Silicon Software Engineer to bring new silicon to life by creating low-level software infrastructure for Starlink’s custom RF silicon, working across hardware and embedded software boundaries on a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

  • Bring up new RF silicon as the first engineer to power up chips for the very first time
  • Design and build modular, reusable production-ready software driver libraries for low-level silicon control with attention to timing, throughput, performance, and simplicity
  • Design and build hardware test platforms (hardware-in-the-loop/HTIL/HIL), create automated integration and regression tests, and validate silicon driver software on physical hardware or FPGA emulators
  • Support software integration into multiple project-specific flight software teams such as satellite phased-arrays and user terminal production

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline, mathematics or physics
  • 1+ years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python

Skills

Required:CC++Python

Benefits

  • 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
  • employee stock or long-term cash awards (eligibility for stock-based incentives)
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • shuttles from select Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office
  • various discounts and perks
  • vacation and sick time compliance in Washington State
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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