RF Engineer

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 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 high-volume consumer products
• Write automation software in Python to interact with units under test and test equipment

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
• 1+ years of professional RF experience with antennas or communication systems
• 1+ years professional experience with radio test equipment (spectrum analyzers, VSA, VSG, network analyzers)
• 1+ years of professional programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
• Must be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to comply with ITAR regulations

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis in RF/antenna engineering
• Experience designing wireless communications systems
• Experience with basic principles of antenna theory
• Understanding of link budgets and communications analysis
• Thorough understanding of RF active and passive components
• Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies

About the Company

SpaceX is leveraging our experience building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system to enable human life on Mars.