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Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

SpaceX· RFIC Engineering
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Redmond, WA$165k - $270kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Senior role focused on bringing new RF silicon to life by creating low-level software infrastructure for Starlink’s RF silicon, spanning hardware and embedded software integration within a multidisciplinary, high-performance wireless system.

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 emphasis on 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 electrical engineering, computer engineering, or computer science
  • 5+ years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python

Skills

Required:Embedded software developmentC, C++, Python
Nice to have:Debugging and performance optimizationHardware-in-the-loop testingFPGA/HDLSchematic/PCB literacyCommunication

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various discounts and perks
  • Paid vacation (3 weeks) and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick time per Washington state requirements
  • Company shuttles from selected Seattle locations to SpaceX Redmond office (Mon-Fri)
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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