Hardware Development Electrical Engineer

About the role

Join the Starlink Aviation team to build connectivity solutions for aircraft. You will manage the full lifecycle of hardware that links planes to the Starlink satellite constellation, working across electrical, mechanical, and software domains.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Create high-reliability electronics for aviation use.
• Manage system trades, requirements, component selection, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
• Handle prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, and documentation.
• Oversee manufacturing, testing, and in-flight performance.
• Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, software, and supply chain teams.
• Support hardware through production and aircraft integration.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or a related STEM field.
• Minimum 1 year of experience in circuit design, electronic product development, or electrical hardware (includes internships/co-ops).
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee to meet ITAR requirements.
• Ability to work weekends or extended hours for mission-critical deadlines.

Nice to have

• Master degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field.
• 1+ years of experience taking hardware from concept to production, focusing on new product development rather than legacy updates.
• 1+ years of experience with mixed-signal circuit boards, including processors, op-amps, ADCs/DACs, power components, Ethernet, I2C, and SPI.
• 1+ years of professional experience in electronics troubleshooting and testing.
• Experience with aerospace-grade hardware.

Skills & tools

• Python
• C/C++

Practical notes

• Salary ranges: Level I ($105,000 - $122,500) and Level II ($120,000 - $150,000).
• Compensation includes potential stock options, long-term cash awards, discretionary bonuses, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability insurance, life insurance, paid parental leave, 3 weeks of vacation, and 10+ holidays.
• Occasional travel is required.

About the company

Space Exploration Technologies Corp., operating as SpaceX, is a US provider of aerospace, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence services based in Starbase, Texas. Elon Musk created the enterprise in 2002 to lower spaceflight expenses, improve space travel reliability for everyday people, and establish a human colony on Mars. Musk holds 42 percent of corporate shares and retains 85 percent of voting power through super-voting stock. Operations are divided into three branches: Space, Connectivity, and Artificial Intelligence. The Space division handles more annual orbital launches than any rival provider or national program. The Connectivity branch manages Starlink satellite operations, while the Artificial Intelligence branch oversees Grok, X, and data centers. Key technical advances include rocket propulsion, reusable boosters, crewed space missions, and satellite constellations. Primary clientele includes NASA, the United States Space Force, and the National Reconnaissance Office. After three launch failures nearly forced bankruptcy, SpaceX guided Falcon 1 into orbit in 2008, becoming the first private entity to place a liquid-propellant rocket into orbit. In 2010, the company introduced Falcon 9 and Dragon 1 to fulfill NASA contracts for cargo deliveries to the International Space Station. SpaceX became the first commercial organization to dock with the station in 2012, while simultaneously building reusability features for Falcon 9 first stages. The firm achieved its first booster recovery in 2015 and flew a pre-owned booster stage in 2017. The three-core Falcon Heavy completed its inaugural voyage in 201 Space Exploration Technologies Corp., doing business as SpaceX, is an American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site in Starbase, Texas. The company operates three divisions: "Space", which conducts more orbital launches annually than any other launch provider, including national programs; "Connectivity", which operates Starlink, a communications satellite company; and "Artificial intelligence", which operates Grok, X, and data centers. The company is credited with advances in rocket propulsion, reusable launch vehicles, human spaceflight, satellite constellation technology. The company's largest customers include NASA, the United States Space Force, and the National Reconnaissance Office. Elon Musk owns 42% of the outstanding shares of SpaceX and controls 85% of the voting power via his super-voting stock.