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SpaceX · Bastrop, TX · Electronics · first seen 2026-08-04

Sr. PCB Designer (Starlink)

SpaceX is deploying Starlink, the world's largest satellite constellation providing fast, reliable internet to millions of users. We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system: thousands of satellites, consumer receivers, and the software that connects them. We're looking for senior PCB designers to join the team as we upgrade and expand the constellation.

As a Sr. PCB Designer, you'll create layouts for all in-house board designs. You'll partner closely with Hardware Development Engineers as they develop schematics, providing expertise and recommendations at design reviews. You'll iterate designs to deliver the best possible solutions across a variety of design mixes from radio phased arrays to solar power converters.

Responsibilities

Determine layer stackup, perform component package selection, component placement, routing feasibility studies, and signal routing of digital, analog, RF, and power conversion PCBs
Create and maintain component libraries
Create and release fabrication documentation for PCBs
Collaborate with internal teams and PCB vendors to improve design rules, constraints, and design for test and manufacture guidelines
Utilize PCB design tools, maintain and evaluate new tools, and train team members

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and 5+ years of professional PCB layout experience, OR 8+ years of professional PCB layout experience in lieu of a degree (internships and club/project work apply)

Preferred Skills and Experience

8+ years of PCB layout and routing experience with modern passive and active components, surface-mount, RF components, ball-grid array, or fine pitch and high pin density components
3+ years of experience with ECAD libraries and library configuration management
Demonstrated understanding of design for manufacturability, assembly, and test
Experience with Mentor Xpedition and/or Altium Designer (Mentor Xpedition preferred)
Experience with mixed analog and digital designs, high-speed buses, FPGA, DRAM and CPU designs, power supplies, DC-DC converters, transmission lines, impedance-controlled traces, and power traces
Experience with MIL-STD, commercial, and IPC standards and design
Experience monitoring industry-wide parts
Ability to visualize component placement and interconnectivity
Experience with scripting and automation
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively with others

Additional Requirements

Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission-critical deadlines
Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with ITAR regulations