RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering) Verified today
RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)
SpaceX is seeking an RF Silicon Software Engineer to create the low-level software infrastructure that powers custom RF silicon across Starlink's satellites, ground infrastructure, and user terminals. You will work in a multidisciplinary team solving challenging problems in high-performance wireless digital communication systems.
What you will do
- Bring up new RF silicon as the first engineer to power up chips for the 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), 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
Required qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, or physics
- 1 or more years of professional development experience in C, C++, or Python
Preferred qualifications
- Professional experience developing, debugging, and deploying software used in real-world applications
- Solid engineering fundamentals and knowledge of basic electronics, math, physics, and RF communication systems
- Strong skills in debugging, performance optimization, and unit testing
- Creative approach to problem-solving and exceptional analytical skills
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting embedded software using power supplies, logic analyzers, and oscilloscopes
- Familiarity reading schematics and PCB layouts
- Familiarity with FPGA design, HDLs such as SystemVerilog, and low-level register access
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements
Additional requirements
- Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed to meet critical milestones
- Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State (ITAR compliance)
Compensation and benefits
Pay Range:
Level 1: $125,000 - $165,000
Level 2: $145,000 - $200,000
Actual level and salary determined on a case-by-case basis based on job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Benefits include base salary, long-term incentives in company stock or cash awards, discretionary bonuses, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, comprehensive medical/vision/dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks paid vacation, 10 or more paid holidays per year, and paid sick time in compliance with Washington State law. Company shuttles offered for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to Redmond office Monday to Friday.