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Graphic Designer (Starlink)

Bastrop, TX
Full Time On-site

As a Graphic Designer on the Starlink design team, you'll own the complete customer packaging experience, crafting everything from the box and external-facing visuals to the unboxing journey and clear installation instructions. You'll play a key role in building on Starlink's brand story externally, creating compelling visuals that support retail, marketing, and direct customer touchpoints while delivering an on-brand experiences.

This role demands a sharp eye for detail, flawless execution, and the creativity to transform complex technology into intuitive, visually engaging communications that resonate with users worldwide.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Sketch, storyboard, and ideate impactful concepts for physical packaging, print collateral, and user-facing graphics
  • Translate cutting-edge technology into simple, intuitive instructions and clear visual communications
  • Design and implement regulatory, legal, compliance graphics to meet product requirements with precision
  • Support A/B testing for the unboxing experience and installation guides, rapidly iterating based on feedback
  • Strengthen and elevate Starlink's customer-facing brand identity through compelling visuals, storytelling, and cohesive design execution
  • Deliver flawless production-ready assets for high-volume printing, working efficiently with vendors to ensure quality and on-time delivery
  • Outstanding verbal and visual communication skills, able to clearly articulate and present complex design concepts to engineers, and leadership
  • Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly integrated team environment with daily cross-functional collaboration

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree in graphic design, marketing, communications, art, web design, or advertising
  • 1+ years of professional design experience in illustration, graphic design, or print production

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • 2+ years of professional graphic design experience, ideally within a creative agency or consumer tech environment focused on digital products and packaging
  • Mastery of industry-standard 2D tools including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and Figma
  • Experience with 3D visualization tools such as Blender, KeyShot, or equivalent
  • Strong expertise in layout, color theory, typography, and visual systems to art-direct and produce compelling digital and physical assets
  • Proven experience preparing production-ready files, understanding printer specifications, and successfully managing external print vendors
  • Skilled at creating clean 2D assets, iconography, motion graphics, animation, and dynamic interactions that enhance user experience
  • Advanced capabilities in image optimization, retouching, manipulation, and precise color correction
  • Deep knowledge of digital production standards to deliver pixel-perfect, on-brand assets for both web/apps and high-volume physical print
  • Exceptional visual and conceptual skills with the ability to solve complex problems and develop fresh, innovative design solutions

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Strong visual portfolio is mandatory for consideration
  • This is not a remote or hybrid position and will require relocation if not already local to the Austin, TX area
  • Position occasionally requires the ability to work extended hours, weekends and offsite when needed

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. Section 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. Section 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

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

SpaceX

SpaceX is one of the most influential aerospace companies in the world, transforming space launch, satellite communications, and deep-space transportation. Founded by Elon Musk, SpaceX designs and manufactures advanced rockets and spacecraft, including Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy, and Starship, alongside the Dragon spacecraft and the Starlink satellite internet constellation. The company plays a major role in U.S. space access, national security launch capabilities, and commercial space infrastructure.

For job seekers, SpaceX offers opportunities across some of the most demanding engineering disciplines in the industry, including aerospace engineering, propulsion, software development, avionics, manufacturing, robotics, materials science, and mission operations. The company is especially attractive to engineers, technicians, and builders who want to work in a high-intensity environment focused on rapid iteration, vertical integration, and hands-on hardware development at scale.

Unlike traditional aerospace contractors that rely heavily on long development cycles, SpaceX operates with a fast-paced, vertically integrated engineering culture where teams design, build, test, and fly systems in rapid succession. Employees often work directly on flight hardware and production systems, contributing to programs that routinely push the boundaries of reusability, launch frequency, and cost reduction in space access.

As global demand for satellite communications, space infrastructure, and national security launch services continues to grow, SpaceX remains one of the most important employers in aerospace and defense-adjacent technology. For professionals seeking a highly challenging, mission-driven career at the cutting edge of spaceflight and advanced engineering, SpaceX stands out as one of the most ambitious and impactful companies in the world.

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