Gateway Site Development Engineer (Starlink)
SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars and is seeking a Gateway Site Development Engineer for their Starlink project. The role involves engaging in hardware design initiatives, traveling internationally to develop antenna infrastructure, and owning global antenna site roll-out plans to support Starlink's performance and growth.
Responsibilities
- Design antenna sites and site hardware to support, connect, and power the antennas all over the world that backhaul the Starlink network
- Travel abroad to create infrastructure development plans with international partners to establish antenna sites that maximize the Starlink constellation effectivity and expand customer access
- Develop new processes and methods that enable rapid deployment of antennas
- Engage cross-functionally to align technical roadmaps with other contributors to Starlink, like business growth, regulatory, or network engineering teams
- Review antenna site reliability over time to develop robust solutions that ensure overall system health
- Demonstrate extreme ownership of product and business outcomes at every stage of conceptualization and implementation
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or science discipline
- 1+ years of professional experience in an engineering role
- Willingness to travel to domestic and international ground station sites
- Must be willing to work long hours and occasional weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines
- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
- Experience with electrical, mechanical, or structural design and analysis
- Experience with build, production, or integration of components into an assembly, structure, vehicle, or site
- Demonstrated success in multidisciplinary project execution
- Producing construction drawings or plans
- SQL, Matlab, Python, C++, or similar
- Producing dashboards or analytical and statistical models (Ex: Tableau, PowerBI)
- Physical network infrastructure design or planning
Benefits
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock, stock options, or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k)-retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- 5 days of sick leave per year
- Company shuttles are offered to employees for round trip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday
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