Antenna Engineer (Starship)

The role

This person will perform RF engineering for Starship vehicles, including hardware product development and communications system architecture. Work involves designing antennas, building prototypes, and conducting wireless system analysis.

What you will do

• Design of antennas for communications and sensors, in VHF through Ka-band
• Build and characterization of antenna, feed, and front-end prototypes
• Development of measurement systems to support design
• Analysis of wireless systems
• Multidisciplinary collaboration to improve RF manufacturing, mechanical integration, and testability

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 1+ years of relevant professional or project experience with antennas or RF systems
• 1+ years of experience with 3D electromagnetic simulation tools
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree or higher in an engineering discipline with emphasis in electromagnetic theory and/or microwave circuits
• Master's degree in electrical engineering (electromagnetic or circuits)
• Experience with test equipment such as spectrum analyzer, signal generator, network analyzer, power meters, and RF passive components
• Proficiency with basic RF concepts such as impedance matching, linear and aperture antennas, smith chart, power handling metrics (IIP2, IMD), microwave network analysis, RF filter design
• Experience with near-field or far-field chamber design and operation
• Experience with electrical schematic capture software (Altium, Orcad or similar)
• Experience with electromagnetics simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, Savant, or similar – including tradeoffs of FEM, MoM, FDTD, and PO methods
• Familiar with one of the mainstream RF circuit simulation tools: AWR, ADS, Genesys
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, or C/C++ programming for data analysis or test equipment interfacing
• Basic CAD skills for prototype designs and working directly with mechanical engineers

Benefits

• Company stock 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
• Paid sick leave

Before you apply

• Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful, permanent resident, Refugee, or Asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing technologies to enable human life on Mars. The company was founded on the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting.