Please review the job details below.What you'll do day-to-day (with your colleagues):We are looking for an RF Subcontracts Engineer to join us in San Jose, CA, to support new and existing RF Subsystems projects. This role is critical in the development of new satellites. These subsystems are the building blocks of complex satellites. Getting the right design of these sub-systems is a major driver of cost and schedule on every project. In this role, you will be specifying and documenting the assigned RF subsystems by interfacing with advanced systems and payload engineers, among other disciplines to develop the required performance. You will follow the hardware through the development, build, delivery and support spacecraft integration and test activities, acting as a technical expert supporting the subsystem. You will report progress and issues to your management team.
Responsibilities:- Acts as the Responsible Engineer for a variety of RF subsystems, including TWTAs (Traveling Wave Tube Amplifier) or other assigned hardware.
- Performs advanced system design and development engineering tasks on assigned projects.
- Determines applicable specifications for design, development, test, and/or production activities.
- Provides technical consultation to management and to other engineering and scientific personnel.
- Reviews designs and reports of engineering personnel in related fields of specialty and provides technical analysis and recommendations.
- Prepares and delivers briefings and issues reports on activities, analyses, experiments, and all work performed.
- Introduces innovative and creative techniques in area of specialty.
Minimum Requirements:- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
- B.S. degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering, physics, mathematics, or a related field. A master's degree may be substituted for two years of experience.
- 8 years related working experience required. Four years of additional experience may be substituted for a degree.
Preferred Qualifications:- Contribute to major technical proposal efforts.
- Experience in on-orbit failure investigations and provide technical assessments.
- Provide functional guidance to personnel assigned to assist. Receives broad assignments with limited supervision.
- Represents the company to customers and/or vendors in providing solutions for technical problems.
- Thorough knowledge in a specific engineering or scientific field in RF technologies and engineering.
- Experience working with multiple engineering disciplines.
In support of pay transparency at Lanteris Space Systems, we disclose salary ranges on all U.S. job postings. The successful candidate's starting pay will fall within the salary range provided below and is determined based on job-related factors, including, but not limited to, the experience, qualifications, knowledge, skills, geographic work location, and market conditions. Candidates with the minimum necessary experience, qualifications, knowledge, and skillsets for the position should not expect to receive the upper end of the pay range.
• The base pay for this position within California is: $104,000.00 - $173,000.00 annually.
For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.
We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, health and welfare insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees. More information on our benefits will be shared with candidates as they move forward in the recruitment process.
The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.
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