Hardware Development Engineer (Swarm) at SpaceX
Mountain View, CA, United States
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 enabling human life on Mars.
HARDWARE DEVELPMENT ENGINEER (SWARM)
SpaceX acquired IoT satellite developer Swarm (http://https/swarm.space/) in 2021 and the team is continuing to grow. Our mission is to connect people and devices from anywhere in the world at the lowest cost.
Swarm has developed the world's smallest two-way communication satellites. Through our constellation we provide low-bandwidth, low-cost connectivity to return data from anywhere on Earth, focusing on regions without cell or Wi-Fi coverage. Our unique economics make Swarm's network, ground hardware, and web platform accessible at the industry's lowest costs to deliver maximum value to customers. Swarm provides IoT tracking and data return services for industrial/sensor networks, particularly those in the maritime shipping, agriculture, energy, and ground transportation industries.
As a Hardware Development Engineer, you will prototype, design, build, and be actively involved in testing customer satellite and satellite components. You will own the entire lifecycle of design, working with other team members to take input, encompass changes, and cull requirements to create new devices that meet an exacting level of precision.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Rapidly design, develop and test highly reliable electronics for communicating with our satellites
Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring up and debugging
Partner with software, mechanical, thermal, manufacturing teams and production test teams
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
Experience designing electronic products
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
2+ years of experience as an electrical engineer
Proficient with industry standard PCB layout tools (e.g. Altium, etc.) for layout and BOM creation
Experience working with PCB board houses during PCB manufacturing, and designing for at-scale manufacturing
Experience designing embedded systems, DC-DC convertors, power supplies, and RF filters
Prior experience designing RF communications products
Prior experience designing hardware systems for battery powered operations
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to work extended hours and weekends if needed
Must be able to travel (up to 10%) to other SpaceX locations
ITAR REQUIREMENTS:
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987) .
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