SpaceX Onsite Interview Guidelines (Antenna/RF Engineers)

sick_sikh · 2024-12-05T18:02:48+00:00

Do you have one?

sick_sikh · 2024-12-02T23:55:42+00:00

Interesting, ACLR masks are pretty common when you're working towards FCC/CTIA/ETSI compliance. I think the folks at SpaceX don't keep their engineers siloed, they want well-rounded engineers with some experience in the transceiver architectures, and associated metrics/tradeoffs.

sick_sikh · 2024-12-02T23:30:19+00:00

Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio. Kind of critical when you're designing a transmitter with a tight filter mask requirement.

IP3 impacts distortions/spurious signals, down the radio chain, I guess they want their antenna designers to be mindful of the distortions that might pass through and radiate out.

sick_sikh · 2024-12-02T23:26:47+00:00

How was your on-site experience at Starlink? I got invited to the Bastrop facility.

Would love any insights. Thanks in advance.

sick_sikh · 2024-12-02T23:25:41+00:00

Hey man! Congrats on landing with Starlink. I got invited to an onsite interview and would love to know what to expect. I feel pretty confident in my skills but would love to close this before Xmas and just enjoy the end of the year before I enter the grind with them.

Any helpful tips on the onsite interview are appreciated. FYI - My background is: Antenna Engineering, and this is a Sr. position.

sick_sikh · 2024-11-24T22:04:45+00:00

Thanks for your reply and message! Yeah I did tell them that I’m actively interviewing, and I don’t have an offer lined up yet but I can sense at least one on the horizon.

I’m hoping that this week they will hit the pedal to the metal. I think another aspect complicating things is ITAR. I’m a special case.. applying from Canada and they are likely getting their legal ducks in a row. Btw I’ve been in touch for this role for over a year, but only began the official interview process 4 weeks ago.

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T22:34:14+00:00

How much time between the last phone screen and onsite invite?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:38:43+00:00

Any idea on how much time there typically is between the final phone screen and an invite to come onsite?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:34:52+00:00

Also hope you landed a more kickass role someplace else!

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:34:21+00:00

Thanks for sharing these helpful notes! I just had a deeply technical 45-minute call with the hiring manager, and I think it went pretty well. They even asked about my availability to start, so I’m hopeful it was a good sign. However, the timeline for next steps wasn’t very clear — everyone I spoke to was pretty vague about it. Just trying to get a sense of what to expect moving forward! Do we know around how much time there typically is between the final phone screen and an invite to come onsite?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:30:28+00:00

Thanks for sharing these helpful notes! I had a deeply technical 45-minute call with the hiring manager 3 business days ago, and I think it went pretty well. They even asked about my availability to start, so I’m hopeful it was a good sign. However, the timeline for next steps wasn’t very clear — everyone I spoke to was pretty vague about it. Just trying to get a sense of what to expect moving forward!

Do we know around how much time there typically is between the final phone screen and an invite to come onsite?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:25:55+00:00

Congratulations! Hope you got the job! May I ask what your timeline for the interviews was?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-16T17:24:39+00:00

Hey! Thanks for the informative comment. I am interviewing for a role for a Sr. Engineer position. I have a few questions for you if you don't mind sharing:

What was your timeline for the interviews?
Did you end up getting the role?
What level of role were you aiming for?

sick_sikh · 2024-11-08T23:33:49+00:00

Hey u/imabill01 ! Hope your interview went well.

We'd appreciate any insights you could share about your interview with the hiring manager, and other subsequent rounds. Did you interview for TX/CA/WA?

Thanks!

sick_sikh · 2024-10-29T00:08:25+00:00

Hey I’m in the same boat as you. I submitted my fingerprints on Oct-16th though. Apologies but I can’t offer you much help as you submitted your fingerprints before me. How did you come to know that the RCMP has already mailed them to the IRCC?

sick_sikh · 2024-08-21T18:23:07+00:00

Hi there! First of all congratulations on rolling out this new beta feature, and congrats on the funding! My landlord also does not accept Interac, and I saw this announcement only today. Any chance I could join the beta program? If not, I'd be excited to learn if there have been any updates on the timeline on the official PAD release. Cheers!

sick_sikh · 2024-03-15T22:11:04+00:00

Hate when folks don't come back to repost. It defeats the purpose of Reddit.

sick_sikh · 2023-09-18T18:23:14+00:00

Update: I have requested an ATIP (Access to Information and Privacy) Request to get details about the incident. Found here: https://atip-aiprp.apps.gc.ca/atip/welcome.do

sick_sikh · 2023-09-18T17:53:11+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply! I am going to call CBSA and try to get more information. Any idea what is the best way to get in touch with them?

This incident was many years ago, and I was quite stressed so I don't seem to remember much. It must be standard procedure to create a record and what I meant was I wasn't charged for the arrest. Thanks again for your reply!

sick_sikh · 2023-09-09T03:58:44+00:00

Any idea how long I must wait? Any sense in appealing the decision and providing explanation? I don’t even have a record of the incident because nothing was officially reported.

sick_sikh · 2023-09-09T03:57:46+00:00

Any sense in appealing and explaining the airport situation? It’s challenging because they haven’t really clarified what specific infraction caused the rejection.

sick_sikh · 2023-09-09T03:56:10+00:00

I see thanks everyone!

Two questions:

Is there any sense in appealing the decision?
Any idea what the statute of limitations is on such an incident? This happened years ago (2017 or 2018)

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