Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the company's subject matter expert for RF systems, provide technical leadership, peer mentoring, lead design reviews, and provide strategic guidance
- Perform
electromagnetic simulation and analysis of RF systems for satellite and rover applications
- Design, develop, and integrate RF subsystems to meet stringent mission, performance, and regulatory requirements with an emphasis on Ka-band, S-band, and X-band
- Conduct RF trade studies using modeling and simulation to inform design decisions
- Build, integrate, and test RF hardware, including antennas and payload communications subsystems
- Develop and execute detailed RF and antenna test plans and simulations (VSWR, gain, radiation patterns, etc.)
- Build and analyze link budgets for space-to-Earth communications
- Model and analyze antenna co-site and interference relationships
- Use industry-standard tools to model and validate RF performance
- Author highly technical documentation, white papers, and test reports describing RF designs, analyses, and results
- Partner with RF team and program leadership to ensure technical performance, timeline adherence, and program execution
Required Qualifications
- Deep understanding of RF systems with the ability to design, analyze, and test complex RF architectures
- Proven hands-on experience in architecting RF systems and test equipment racks
- Demonstrated ability to define, execute, and document RF
tests against requirements
- Experience developing detailed test plans, managing schedules, and coordinating resources in cost- and regulation-constrained environments
- Expert with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, and power meters
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
- Minimum of 12 years of relevant RF engineering experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, detailed technical documentation
- Highly organized, self-motivated, and driven to meet critical deadlines
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree or Doctorate in Electrical Engineering
- Existing relationship with NASA SCaN office and other key NASA stakeholders
- Experience developing, testing and certifying space, satellite, or planetary rover RF systems
- Experience working across multidisciplinary vehicle engineering teams
- Expert knowledge
of regulatory and compliance standards for space communications
- Expert knowledge
of MIL-STD-464, MIL-STD-461
- Expert with RF modeling and analysis tools, including:
Compensation & Benefits: Compensation level and base salary are competitively structured and thoughtfully determined based on factors such as relevant skills, experience, education, and the scope of the role.
- Comprehensive health coverage: Medical, dental, and vision benefits, with 70% of premiums covered by the employer
- Paid time off: Three (3) weeks per year of vacation
- Retirement plan: Up to 4% employer match on 401(k) contributions
- Paid holidays: 11 company-recognized holidays
- Parental leave
- Educational reimbursement opportunities to support company objectives, continued learning, and career development
