New Graduate Engineer, Electrical

About the Role

As an Electrical Design Engineer on Starlink, you’ll have ownership over the entire life-cycle of the hardware that enables connectivity. Your work will sit at the intersection of electrical, mechanical, thermal analysis, software, and antenna/RF engineering. Challenges range from high-speed digital communications, analog, network system integration, power electronics, avionics, network computers, failure analysis, on-orbit reliability, test automation, and RF devices. Your placement on specific sub-teams will be determined throughout the interviewing process based on technical fit, expertise, and your personal preference.

Sub-teams include, but are not limited to:

• Avionics: Responsible for the design, development, and success of satellite bus avionics systems, controlling the vehicle, converting and distributing power, routing traffic, and connecting satellites via Space Lasers.
• Payload: Responsible for the design, development, and success of hardware including industry-leading phased arrays, parabolic antennas, and custom compute + modem electronics.
• Gateways: Design, build, and test electronics for ground stations that act as an intermediary between satellites and end-users.
• Hardware Test: Design validation and testing of satellite electronics from concept development to full-scale production.
• Hardware Development: Perform detailed failure analysis via schematics, test equipment, and inspection processes, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• On-Orbit Reliability: Monitor and support the health of satellite electronics in orbit, leading anomaly investigations and performing lab experiments.
• Enterprise & Government: Develop best-in-class solutions for large-scale operations in aviation, maritime, and defense industries.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 performance of complex electrical designs.
• Get hands-on and support hardware through production, satellite integration, and flight.
• Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, thermal, software, test engineering, supply chain, silicon design, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware.
• Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind.

Requirements & Tech Stack

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

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a similar engineering degree.
• Electronic product experience designing hardware from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life-cycle development of new hardware products.
• 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, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components.
• 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.

ITAR Requirements

• 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, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.