Job brief: Sr. Electrical Engineer, Hardware Reliability (Starlink)

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 2026-11-09 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-09.
• The apply link opens boards.greenhouse.io, the address SpaceX's board gives for this job.
• The same title for the same place was listed 1 other time on this board in the last 90 days: several openings, or a re-posted job.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

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

• Pay: Not published
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: Bastrop, TX
• Posted: 2026-11-09

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

Level: Senior. The title says "Sr".

Must have

• Bachelor’s degree in an electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience working with digital or mixed-signal designs, using oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, power supplies, and/or soldering equipment
• Master’s degree in an electrical engineering or related discipline
• 6+ years experience in consumer electronics or similar industry
• Must be willing to work long hours and weekends as needed for critical projects
• Must be willing to travel up to 30% for work

Conditions

• Must be willing to work 100% onsite in Bastrop, TX (Austin area) - remote or hybrid work not considered
• 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

• Own qualification and test of new electrical designs and SMT manufacturing lines for high volume production
• Perform hands-on debugging to drive to root cause and corrective action of failed phased-array antenna, Wi-Fi router, and power supply PCBAs
• Utilize advanced diagnostic tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, x-ray machines, logic analyzers, and custom firmware scripts to root cause elect…
• Develop tools and identify equipment to enhance the team’s capabilities in swiftly root causing electronics
• Drive root cause of PCBA production yield issues and prevent factory escapes of defective hardware

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for engineer jobs in Texas: $131k a year (305 listings, 32 employers). This listing does not publish pay to compare.
• Across SpaceX's 2,908 open listings, 60% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How SpaceX hires

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