Site Build Engineer (Starlink Gateway)

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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.

SITE BUILD ENGINEER (STARLINK GATEWAY)

Starlink believes in providing fast, reliable internet to serve populations with little or no connectivity. We design, build, and launch the world's largest constellation of satellites, enabling us to operate a global internet network unbounded by traditional ground infrastructure limitations. Want to help build the next era of Internet? Are you excited by the challenge of building out Starlink’s global ground network, uniquely designed to connect the underserved or unconnected around the world?

We are looking for creative and driven engineers to spearhead the design, development, and deployment of our mission critical ground stations, which make up the internet backbone of our new satellite network. You will work directly with hardware design engineers, reliability engineers, field technicians, and business development/3rd party vendors/contracting teams to enable Starlink to enter and expand service in existing and new markets around the world.  

Engineers on this team are curious, love to learn new things, and work effectively in a dynamic environment with changing needs as we strive to deliver high-impact technology on a massive scale. This technical position will oversee deployment, bring up, and continuous operations of gateway sites.

RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Own design and deployment of Starlink ground infrastructure in existing and new markets around the world with support from in-house technician team and/or Starlink’s global contractor base
  • Participate actively in regional strategy discussions to decide when and how to enter a market, expand service in a region, or improve reliability to improve user experience
  • Adapt our template site design to incorporate region-specific specifications and own decision-making in the field to deconflict engineering drawings and reality
  • Collaborate with network and software engineering teams to complete hardware and site-level configurations to validate site readiness to serve users

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering or STEM discipline
  • 2+ years’ experience (internships, student projects, extracurricular project experience, and professional experience qualify)

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical, civil or structural engineering 
  • Demonstrated ability to take initiative, communicate effectively, and work both independently and within a team
  • Experience with any of the following is a bonus:
    • Infrastructure development of any kind
    • Hardware design, deployment, and/or testing
    • Optical network deployment
    • High power electrical systems
    • Vendor and/or contractor management 

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Willing to work extended hours and weekends as necessary

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

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with SpaceX is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should notify the Human Resources Department at (310) 363-6000.