New Graduate Engineer, Electrical - Satellites (Starlink)

The role

You will develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft. This role involves the entire life-cycle of hardware including design, prototyping, testing, and on-orbit performance.

What you will do

• Rapidly develop high-reliability electronics for satellites and spacecraft.
• Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and on-orbit per
• Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
• Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or another STEM discipline.
• 1+ years of experience design/analysis of circuits, electronic products, or hardware (internships/co-ops and club projects can apply).
• Graduating in the winter of 2026 or spring/summer of 2027.
• Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree.
• Electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production.
• Experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, RF/mm, operatio
• Experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics.
• Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++).
• Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role.
• Experience working on space grade hardware.

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
• 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 time in compliance with state and federal law
• Company shuttles from select Seattle locations to the Redmond office

Before you apply

• 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, o

About the company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible. The company is leveraging its experience in building rockets and spacecraft to deploy Starlink, the world’s largest satellite constellation.