Lead the design and development of advanced semiconductor metrology and inspection systems, managing a multidisciplinary engineering team.
Compensation
Base Salary Range: $144,000.00 - $216,000.00, offered in good faith and based on experience, location, and qualifications. Additional Rewards: Annual bonus opportunities and potential long-term incentives tied to both company and individual success.
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of mechanical, optical, and hardware engineers
Establish technical direction, project priorities, staffing plans, and execution strategies
Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent
Drive engineering excellence through design reviews, risk management, and technical decision-making
Lead the design, analysis, and release of precision opto-mechanical subsystems
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Physics, or related technical field
Lead the design, validation, and operation of free‑space optical laser communication systems for the Starlink satellite constellation.
Compensation
Pay Range:
Level 1: $105,000.00 - $145,000.00
Level 2: $120,000.00 - $175,000.00
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. You may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards, as well as potential discretionary bonuses and the ability to purchase additional stock at a discount through an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Responsibilities
Apply optics and photonics knowledge to optical system development, including design, analysis, and validation
Represent the optical system in program‑level, cross‑disciplinary trades and issue resolution
Define requirements for high‑performant optical systems in challenging environmental conditions
Lead optical architecture definition through internal trade studies, concept of operations definition, and risk reduction testing
Participate in verification testing, including environmental qualification, performance characterization, reliability testing, and fault injection testing
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, or other engineering/STEM discipline
Nice to have: Master's degree or PhD in physics or an engineering discipline
Nice to have: experience leading development of commercial communications products
Lead the design, validation, and operation of free‑space optical system components for Starlink satellite laser communication terminals.
Compensation
Pay Range:
Level 1: $105,000.00 - $145,000.00
Level 2: $120,000.00 - $175,000.00
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Responsibilities
Apply optics and photonics knowledge to optical system development, including design, analysis, and validation
Represent the optical system in program‑level, cross‑disciplinary trades and issue resolution
Define requirements for high‑performant optical systems in challenging environmental conditions
Lead optical architecture definition through internal trade studies, concept of operations definition, and risk reduction testing
Participate in verification testing, including environmental qualification, performance characterization, reliability testing, and fault injection testing
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in physics, computer science, electrical engineering, or other engineering/STEM discipline
Nice to have: Master's degree or PhD in physics or an engineering discipline
Nice to have: experience leading development of commercial communications products
Nice to have: experience with hardware development for high-reliability applications
Nice to have: experience with pointing, acquisition, and tracking
Nice to have: experience with hardware development for high‑reliability applications
Nice to have: experience with pointing, acquisition, and tracking
