# Principal Electrical Engineer, AI Satellites (Starmind) at SpaceX

- Company: SpaceX
- What the company does: SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets. Backed by Kleiner Perkins, a16z and Founders Fund.
- Company website: https://www.spacex.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Bastrop, TX
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-17
- Apply by: 2026-11-02
- Apply: https://boards.greenhouse.io/spacex/jobs/8816454002?gh_jid=8816454002&utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/spacex-principal-electrical-engineer-ai-satellites-starmind/

## About the role

The Starmind team designs, builds, and operates the orbital compute fabric of the future. We develop nearly every key piece of technology in house – from the satellites’ flight computers and power systems to the fully custom compute electronics, memory, and networking that form the brain of our on-orbit data centers. As an engineer on the Starmind Payload Engineering team, you’ll have ownership over the entire life-cycle of the hardware that enables advanced on-orbit AI processing and data center workloads. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or physics
- 10+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware
- Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
- Some travel may occasionally be required

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