Lead Electronic Development Engineer, Gateways (Starlink) at SpaceX

Department: Starlink Product EngineeringEducation: education_required

Location: Bastrop, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: Aug 17, 2026

Description

SpaceX is hiring a Lead Electronic Development Engineer for its Starlink Gateways team. The role leads 3–5 engineers in designing, developing, testing, debugging, and bringing up highly reliable mixed-signal electronics for gateway ground-station antenna hardware, owning the hardware life cycle from electrical architecture and component selection through production and field reliability. The engineer collaborates across antenna/RF, software, mechanical, networking, thermal, manufacturing, and production-test teams, develops direct reports, and may travel up to 20% to Hawthorne, California and Redmond, Washington. The position requires a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics and at least 3 years of relevant professional experience, with ITAR eligibility requirements.

Required Skills

Electrical architecture
Mixed-signal PCB design
FPGA design
Computer networking
Optical networking
Python/C/C++
Linux/embedded systems
Electronics debugging
Automated validation testing
Engineering leadership
Cross-functional collaboration

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics
Required Previous Experiences: At least 3 years of professional experience in hardware design/development or electronics test engineering
Preferred Qualifications: 6+ years designing electronic products from concept through production
6+ years designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards
Strong computer networking and high-speed interface knowledge
Cross-functional engineering experience
Strong written and verbal communication
Translation Company Name: SpaceX