---
title: 'Manager, Gateway Electronics Engineering (Starlink) at SpaceX'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/manager-gateway-electronics-engineering-starlink-spacex-bastrop-72y5f13dx27f'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-10-13'
---

# Manager, Gateway Electronics Engineering (Starlink) at SpaceX

- **Company:** SpaceX
- **Location:** Bastrop, TX
- **Posted:** 2026-05-25
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8563083002?gh_jid=8563083002

## Job description

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. Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.

## MANAGER, GATEWAY ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (STARLNK)

Starlink believes in providing fast, reliable internet to serve populations with little or no connectivity. We design, build, launch, and operate the world's largest constellation of satellites, enabling us to operate a global internet network unbounded by traditional ground infrastructure limitations. Starlink also designs, builds, and delivers high-volume consumer hardware that allows users to connect to these satellites within minutes of unboxing, as well as our advanced gateways that we deploy regionally throughout the world. The root of SpaceX’s success so far lies in our mission to keep all engineering and production in-house, which enables a tight feedback loop, nimble decision-making, and speedy deliverables. With millions of daily users worldwide already online, Starlink is truly a game changer and levels the playing field for those who were previously unconnected.

As the Electronics Manager on the Starlink team, you will be responsible for the design, performance, and reliability of next-generation gateways - ultimately ensuring that our ground station antenna hardware can withstand the harshest environmental conditions while maintaining reliable communication with millions of users on a global scale. You will interact regularly with senior leadership to influence the fundamental operation of our constellation and network while collaborating with electrical, silicon, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to steer this project from initial concept development to full-scale production.

## RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Manage a team of 5-10 engineers to rapidly design, develop, and validate highly reliable electronics for our gateway systems
- Drive electrical architecture, specification, component selection, circuit board design, implementation, verification, board bring-up, and debugging
- Define and manage all key project milestones and deliverables
- Maintain alignment with key partners such as antenna, software, mechanical, networking, thermal, manufacturing, and production test teams to drive overall business success
- Compile and maintain lessons learned to influence future designs. Understand and implement long-term technical and business solutions that meet/exceed goals to deliver for our customers and Starlink’s vision
- Drive product architecture with a focus on innovative solutions to achieve low cost, greater performance, best user experience, and extended reliability. Implement automated design validation tests and production tests as necessary
- Recruit, develop, and promote a team of exceptional engineers and/or specialists responsible for designing, analyzing, building, and testing existing and new Starlink gateways. Set standards, and hold the team accountable to deliver with high technical rigor and discipline
- Own and build out associated engineering lab or development workspaces; hire necessary team members to deliver assets required, and efficiently manage associated capital spend
- Consistently contribute effort, leadership, and creative thinking to solving complex problems in a collaborative fashion and under tight deadlines. Above all, remain dependable, which means being unfazed by ambiguity or major changes in strategic direction
- Ensure a strong focus is placed on safety and maintain an excellent safety record

## BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or other engineering/STEM discipline
- 7+ years of professional experience with hardware design/development or electronics test engineering
- 3+ years of management experience

## PREFERRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:

- Previous experience managing large and multidisciplinary technical projects, ideally driving hardware design from concept through production; strong emphasis on full life-cycle development of new hardware products and not small incremental updates to legacy hardware
- Significant experience rapidly designing and delivering highly-reliable products, especially for harsh or high stakes environments in the field
- Significant experience designing and implementing mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4), I2C, SPI, operational amplifiers, analog to digital and digital to analog converters, and power supply components
- Significant experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
- Strong problem-solving skills when designing and qualifying hardware for EMC/EMI compliance and thermal management
- Strong understanding of computers and programming languages (Python, C/C++)
- Strong understanding of computer networking and interfaces (10/100/400/800G networking/Tbps switches)
- Strong understanding of optical networking architectures and fundamentals
- Experience in desktop/server Linux and embedded operating systems
- Experience leading a diverse team of engineers, while providing technical direction and strong mentorship
- Ability to communicate complex concepts, problems, and solutions clearly and effectively to all levels within the organization
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent programs and be able to discuss configuration, execution, and results in a technical manner

## ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

- Must travel to other SpaceX sites (Hawthorne, CA and Redmond, WA) as needed to interface with team members and drive technical projects
- Ability to work long hours and weekends as necessary

## ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

- To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR [here](https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

SpaceX is an Equal Opportunity Employer; 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/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

Applicants wishing to view a copy of SpaceX’s Affirmative Action Plan for veterans and individuals with disabilities, or applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application/interview process should reach out to EEOCompliance@spacex.com.

## About SpaceX

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: SpaceX designs, manufactures, and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft while building a global satellite broadband network and AI infrastructure to enable interplanetary life.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: SPCX) – IPO priced at $135/share on June 12, 2026
- **Headquarters**: Starbase, Texas (primary); Hawthorne, California (historical headquarters)
- **Founded**: 2002
- **Founders**: Elon Musk

## Core Business
- **Industries**: Aerospace & Defense, Spaceflight, Satellite Telecommunications, Artificial Intelligence
- **Target Customers**: Government (NASA, U.S. Armed Forces, international agencies), Commercial satellite operators, Broadband consumers (Starlink), Defense/intelligence (Starshield)
- **Mission**: To make humanity multiplanetary by building the integrated hardware and software infrastructure of the future across space, connectivity, and AI.

## Products & Services
- **Falcon 9**: Reusable two-stage rocket – the world’s most launched orbital rocket, with over 630 successful first-stage reflights.
- **Falcon Heavy**: Heavy-lift launch vehicle composed of three Falcon 9 cores; capable of lifting nearly 64 metric tons to orbit.
- **Starship**: Fully reusable super-heavy launch vehicle and spacecraft (largest ever built) designed for missions to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.
- **Dragon 2**: Crew and cargo spacecraft used for NASA Commercial Crew and private missions to the ISS and beyond.
- **Starlink**: Low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation providing high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to over 10.3 million people globally.
- **Starshield**: Military-grade satellite services for national security and defense customers.
- **SpaceXAI**: Division focused on AI compute infrastructure, frontier models, and real-time data processing (including AI compute satellites).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Conflicting reports – Internal share offer in 2025 valued SpaceX at **$800 billion**; IPO pricing (June 2026) implied a market capitalization of approximately **$75 billion** for the shares offered.
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of **$15.0 billion** (2025); total funding raised **$15.2 billion** across 56 rounds.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Google (led $1B Series G), Intesa Sanpaolo, NASA, U.S. Space Force, and numerous institutional investors.
- **Growth Signals**: Employee headcount of **11,387** (monthly growth +2.5%); **1,671 active job postings**; Falcon 9 launch cadence of 1–3 per week; Starlink subscriber base covering ~10.3 million people; recent acquisition of xAI (February 2026).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full reusability**: Only company with a fleet of reusable orbital rockets (Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy), dramatically lowering per-launch cost.
- **Vertical integration**: Designs, manufactures, and operates its own rockets, spacecraft, satellite constellation, and AI platform – enabling rapid iteration and cost control.
- **Scale and reliability**: More orbital launches per year than any other provider (public or private); proven track record with NASA and DoD.
- **First-mover in commercial spaceflight**: Established crew transport, satellite internet, and now AI compute in orbit.

## Strategic Focus
- **Starship development**: Complete testing and operational deployment of the fully reusable Starship system for lunar (Artemis) and Mars missions.
- **Starlink expansion**: Grow subscriber base, launch V3 satellites, and extend mobile and direct-to-cell services.
- **AI integration**: Leverage SpaceXAI for on-orbit compute and real-time data analytics; build AI compute satellites.
- **Interplanetary infrastructure**: Develop technologies for sustained human presence on the Moon and Mars.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: Employees directly contribute to making life multiplanetary – “hard work and innovative solutions result in big gains.”
- **Impactful projects**: Work on reusable rockets, crewed spacecraft, global broadband, and AI systems that are actively changing the space industry.
- **Compensation**: Competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and equity packages.
- **Work locations**: Primary campuses in Hawthorne, CA and Starbase, TX (with additional sites in Cape Canaveral, FL and Vandenberg, CA). Roles span engineering, software, manufacturing, and support.
- **Engineering culture**: Merit-based, fast-paced, with high ownership; top talent sourced from Tesla, Boeing, NASA JPL, and other aerospace leaders.
- **Open roles**: Over 1,600 active positions across software, AI, avionics, propulsion, supply chain, and more – including internships.

## Sources
1. [SpaceX Careers Page](https://www.spacex.com/careers)
2. [LinkedIn – SpaceX Company Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/company/spacex)
3. [SpaceX IPO Factsheet (PDF)](https://content.spacex.com/cms-assets/FINAL_Documents%20and%20Updates/SpaceX%20IPO_Factsheet.pdf)
4. [SpaceX IPO Pricing Press Release](https://ir.spacex.com/updates/releases-details/2026/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp--Announces-Pricing-of-Initial-Public-Offering/default.aspx)
5. [SpaceX Jobs Board (Greenhouse)](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/spacex)

## Other roles at SpaceX

- [Supervisor, Logistics (Materials Management) - 3rd Shift](https://feeny.ai/job/supervisor-logistics-materials-management-3rd-shift-spacex-cape-canaveral-3c6zv6rdtyvr) — Cape Canaveral, FL
- [Recruiting Coordinator (Starbase) - Temporary](https://feeny.ai/job/recruiting-coordinator-starbase-temporary-spacex-starbase-nw7j59mscvz6) — Starbase, TX
- [Porter - Temporary (Starbase)](https://feeny.ai/job/porter-temporary-starbase-spacex-starbase-3ys1xf8bmqq7) — Starbase, TX
- [Construction Project Manager, Residential (Starbase Development)](https://feeny.ai/job/construction-project-manager-residential-starbase-development-spacex-starbase-p00rxrj1vtq8) — Starbase, TX
- [Payroll Analyst](https://feeny.ai/job/payroll-analyst-spacex-hawthorne-38jywattts6b) — Hawthorne, CA
- [Plumber](https://feeny.ai/job/plumber-spacex-starbase-hfjqbvth5qfz) — Starbase, TX
- [Events Lead](https://feeny.ai/job/events-lead-spacex-bastrop-g07qdv84x8fz) — Bastrop, TX
- [Controls Technician](https://feeny.ai/job/controls-technician-spacex-starbase-322d2rb5gvc5) — Starbase, TX
- [Inventory Control Clerk](https://feeny.ai/job/inventory-control-clerk-spacex-mcgregor-6xqyfhggmq40) — Mcgregor, TX
- [Material Flow Analyst (Starship)](https://feeny.ai/job/material-flow-analyst-starship-spacex-starbase-yt992d5pjqcq) — Starbase, TX