SpaceX
RF/Microwave Engineer (RFIC Engineering)
Redmond, WA
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 17 hours ago
PythonC++MATLABPCB DesignAltiumAvionicsElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingRF EngineeringLabVIEWTest AutomationResearchCommunication
About the role
- We've only begun to scratch the surface of Starlink's potential global impact and are looking for best-in-class engineers to help maximize Starlink's utility for communities and businesses around the globe.
Responsibilities
- Develop RF/microwave circuits, components, MMICs, board and packages
- 2+ years of research and/or industry experience in RF/microwave circuit design
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
- Experience with design of linear and non-linear circuits such as power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, mixers, filters and PLLs
- Knowledge of digital communication systems, spread spectrum, single and multi-carrier techniques and modulation types such as QPSK, APSK and QAM
Skills
- Master's degree or PhD in an engineering discipline with emphasis in RF/microwave circuits or electromagnetic theory
- Thorough understanding of RF passive components
- Familiar with radio related test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generator, network analyzers
- Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies
- RF/microwave design using ADS, HFSS, AWR or similar
- Understanding of electromagnetic propagation and antenna systems
- Experience in Matlab, Python, C++ or equivalent tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems
- Python and/or LabVIEW programming experience for test automation
- Digital communication theory with emphasis on bit error rate and system noise figure
- Starlink is the world's largest satellite constellation and is providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users worldwide.
- These chips are enabling connectivity in places it has previously not been available, affordable or reliable.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen or national, (ii) U
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