Wifi & RF Compliance Test Engineer (Starlink)

Job description

As a member of our fast-paced electromagnetic environmental effects (E3) team, you will be responsible for ensuring RF product compliance on wireless systems utilized for Starlink high speed satellite internet access with a focus on WiFi applications. The E3 team at SpaceX performs exhaustive analysis, design, and test at the board, unit, subsystem, and system levels with extensive opportunity to interact with a vast array of rocket, spacecraft, and ground support equipment hardware and electronics.

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.

Job responsibilities

Support pre-compliance testing and 3rd party certification testing for radio equipment in global markets per FCC, ISED, EN/IEC, ETSI, ITU and associated requirements
Ensure ongoing compliance for compliant designs
Develop automation and measurement tools to improve radio testing fidelity and efficiency
Set requirements for design teams working on a variety of Starlink Product applications
Ensure products meet these requirements through cross-collaboration with the involved design teams
Generate and execute test plans and document results in test reports against the aforementioned standards as well as review and revise test reports generated by external test labs
Troubleshoot RF issues from board to system level
Operate and automate a variety of EMI, RF, and electronics test equipment

Job requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, physics, or other engineering discipline
2+ years of experience in WiFi or radio compliance
Programming/coding experience, preferably python and/or C++ as well as instrumentation automation protocols such as SCPI/VISA/NI
Experience operating a spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, power meter, oscilloscope, and base station simulator
Experience with 802.11 (APED), 802.3, IPv4, and IPv6
5+ years of experience, including WiFi Radio/RF compliance, analysis, design, and testing
Previous experience with CISPR/FCC radio and EMC standards and requirements
EMC lab experience, including accreditation, maintenance and calibration

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