Hardware Development Engineer, Gateway Failure Analysis (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $194K. Posted on Aug 20, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Design, develop, and execute novel environmental, RF, mechanical, and electrical test solutions for our ground antenna electronics and payload Perform detailed failure analysis of ground antenna hardware, identifying root causes of failures and implementing corrective actions Select commercial-off-the-shelf hardware and/or design custom PCBAs to measure signals, apply flight-like loads, and power units under test…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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