Job brief: Sr. Core Integration Engineer (Starlink Mobile)

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on SpaceX's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-04 (3 days ago); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-07.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $165,000 to $240,000 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Redmond, WA
• Posted: 2026-10-20

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• You will ensure that satellites and ground networks provide the best possible communications system performance, successful network integration with mobile operators while also en…
• 5+ years of experience with integration of cellular LTE core networks (EPC, 5GC, and IMS).
• 2+ years of experience with 3G, LTE, or 5G network delivery, automation, design, and deployment.
• Master’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 5+ years integrating and/or testing cellular 3G/4G/5G or similar protocol stacks.
• Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S.

Conditions

• Willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
• You may also accrue 3 weeks of paid vacation and will be eligible for 10 or more paid holidays per year.
• Company shuttles are offered to employees for roundtrip travel from select Seattle locations to the SpaceX Redmond office Monday to Friday.
• 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/…

Main duties

• Define LTE EPC, 5GC SA and IMS product requirements, identify new product features, and develop core network integration plans for communication into carrier…
• Identify technology trades and create product roadmaps for cellular core products globally (emergency, public warning systems, roaming services and voice ove…
• Run technical partnership programs with international mobile network operators (scale to 10x what we have today), including deep technical discussions and su…
• Create and own documentation of cellular core network design, integration, and performance metrics for the international expansion strategy for direct to han…
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.

Lines copied from the posting, not rewritten. "Preferred" or "nice to have" items are not listed as must-haves.

How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Washington: $148k a year (848 listings, 39 employers). This listing is 37% higher.
• Across SpaceX's 2,898 open listings, 59% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

What nobody outside the employer knows · Not known

• Whether the role is already filled or on hold: employers often leave listings up.
• How many people applied, and who reads the applications.
• Where in the published range an offer would land.

Ask before you apply

1. What are the interview steps, and when should I expect to hear back?

Share this brief

Send it to someone whose opinion you trust. They can open it without an account, and nothing about you is in the link.

Email itText it

To keep a copy, use your browser's Print or Share button.

Next steps

Apply on the employer's page Full listingDoes my CV fit?Practise the interviewShould I apply?

Got a message about this job asking for money or documents? Check the message first.

Keep looking

• 1,001 more engineer jobs within 25 miles, on the job map with pay.
• All 2,898 open SpaceX jobs, and how SpaceX hires.
• Saw a job somewhere else? Check if the employer still lists it.
• Search every job JoRoute reads from employers' own job boards. No account needed.