Eric Kolker
Director, Hardware Development at SpaceX
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Kolker is a hardware development leader with 14 years of experience who currently directs avionics and payload hardware for SpaceX's Starlink program from Seattle. He and his teams own end-to-end design for diverse systems—from flight computers and power conversion to star trackers, phased-array antennas, and inter-satellite laser link controllers—bringing full-stack hardware rigor to complex space systems. Rising through technical and management roles at SpaceX, he combines deep hands-on electrical engineering with program-level responsibility for high-volume, mission-critical satellite platforms. Earlier in his career he led electrical design for consumer and open-source hardware (Tessel) and shipped thousands of units while also building manufacturing test infrastructure. Comfortable both in prototype labs and in manufacturing handoffs, he blends rapid iteration with production discipline. Colleagues can expect a leader who pairs systems-level vision with detailed circuit and firmware know-how.
14 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
PreCollege program Robotics Political Science, PreCollege program Robotics Political Science at Carnegie Mellon University PreCollege 2008Bachelor of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical and Computer Engineering at Franklin W. Olin College of EngineeringThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Spanish
Github Skills (25)
tessel10
hardware9
samd218
fractal8
soc8
kicad8
api6
firmware6
temperature5
sensor5
pn5325
pwm5
api-documentation5
javascript5
rfid4
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
tessel/gprs-sim900
Jan 2014 - Jul 2014
Contributions:147 commits in 5 months
javascriptjavascript-module
tessel/t2-hardware
Dec 2014 - Feb 2016
Contributions:341 commits, 52 pushes in 1 year 2 months
kicadtessel
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