Wifi & RF Compliance Test Engineer (Starlink) Verified today
Role
Join SpaceX's electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) team to ensure RF product compliance on wireless systems for Starlink satellite internet. You will perform exhaustive analysis, design, and test at board, unit, subsystem, and system levels, interfacing with design, manufacturing, and production teams across rocket, spacecraft, and ground support equipment.
Responsibilities
- Support pre-compliance testing and 3rd party certification testing for radio equipment in global markets per FCC, ISED, EN/IEC, ETSI, ITU and associated requirements
- Ensure ongoing compliance for compliant designs
- Develop automation and measurement tools to improve radio testing fidelity and efficiency
- Set requirements for design teams working on Starlink Product applications
- Ensure products meet requirements through cross-collaboration with design teams
- Generate and execute test plans and document results in test reports against standards; review and revise reports from external test labs
- Troubleshoot RF issues from board to system level
- Operate and automate EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment
- Independently perform verifications and document results clearly and precisely
- Support engineering with creative thinking and rigor, questioning the status quo while maintaining quality standards
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related engineering discipline
- 2+ years of experience in WiFi or radio compliance
- Programming/coding experience, preferably Python and/or C++, and instrumentation automation protocols (SCPI/VISA/NI)
- Experience operating spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, power meter, oscilloscope, and base station simulator
- Experience with 802.11 (APED), 802.3, IPv4, and IPv6
Preferred Skills and Experience
- 5+ years of experience including WiFi Radio/RF compliance, analysis, design, and testing
- Previous experience with CISPR/FCC radio and EMC standards and requirements
- EMC lab experience, including accreditation, maintenance and calibration
- Experience performing radio and/or EMC testing
- Proficiency with Python
- Proficiency with Linux systems
- Wi-Fi Alliance Certification experience
- Experience with international EMC and radio requirements for global market access
- Knowledge of electrical safety and EMC commercial compliance standards for consumer and commercial applications
- Demonstrated experience troubleshooting radio compliance issues from board to system level
- Experience reading and interpreting circuit schematics, PCB layouts, engineering drawings, BOMs, cable harnesses, wiring schematics, interface diagrams, mechanical drawings, and CAD software
- Experience with electrical circuit analysis using Spice or equivalent simulation tools
- Experience in fast-paced work environment with production hardware
- Familiarity with phased array antenna operating principles and fundamentals
- Able to adapt to constantly changing work assignments
- Excellent concentration, attention to detail, work efficiency and accuracy
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Additional Requirements
- Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
ITAR Eligibility
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), 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.