Lead Hardware Development Engineer (Starlink) is open at SpaceX in Bastrop, TX. The posting gives no salary; similar roles in the United States advertise a median of $235K. Posted on Aug 17, 2026, and still on SpaceX’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
Lead a team of 3-5 engineers to rapidly design, develop, and test highly reliable electronics for our Gateway systems Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging Optimize existing designs to improve reliability and reduce production and field defects Implement automated design validation test assets to speed up…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on SpaceX’s careers page.
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