Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Satellites Payload (Starlink)

SpaceX — Palo Alto, US — cdi

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Published on 1 September 2026 · first appeared in our records on 2 September 2026.

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Advertised salary: 150000 USD.

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<div class="content-intro"><p>SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of&nbsp;enabling human life on Mars.</p></div><p><strong>SR. 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data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}">&nbsp;</span></span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing">As an Electrical Design Engineer on&nbsp;the&nbsp;Starlink&nbsp;Payload Engineering&nbsp;team, you’ll have ownership over the entire life-&nbsp;cycle of the hardware that enables this connectivity,&nbsp;and sits at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, thermal, software, and antenna/RF engineering. Our team&nbsp;specializes in&nbsp;the design of&nbsp;industry-leading phased&nbsp;array&nbsp;and&nbsp;parabolic antennas,&nbsp;as well as the&nbsp;fully custom&nbsp;networking,&nbsp;compute, and&nbsp;modem&nbsp;hardware&nbsp;which drive them.&nbsp;Common design elements