Antenna Systems Engineer Verified today
About Aerospacelab
Aerospacelab designs and manufactures small satellites combined with earth observation services. Since 2018, the company has grown to over 300 full-time employees across offices in Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium), Toulouse (France), Lausanne (Switzerland), and the US West Coast. The team spans hardware design, software development, and data science.
Role overview
- Design and analyze satellite antenna systems, including direct radiating array (DRA) antennas, reflector antennas and array fed reflector antennas
- Support all aspects of the development chain: requirements, architecture, design, manufacturing, integration, test, operations
- Work with various teams (mechanical, electrical, software, thermal)
- Support design reviews to ensure requirements and interface compliance
- Work closely with external antenna providers to write specifications, review designs, identify and resolve issues, and develop integration and test approaches
- Develop test plans that ensure adequate testing of units and the complete system
- Execute in-lab testing and on-orbit performance validation, using advanced RF measurement tools (network analyzers, anechoic chambers)
Must have
- MSc or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
- 3+ years of experience in antennas for space
- Hands-on experience with telecom satellite antenna hardware
- Ability to be an individual contributor on technical definition, including:
- Antenna analysis with relevant tools (Satsoft, GRASP, etc.)
- Definition of antenna solutions, including antenna type (reflector, DRA, array fed reflector, etc.), appropriate geometry, performance
- Interference analysis
- Antenna performance analysis and simulation
- Antenna sizing
- Antenna performance budgets
- Antenna hardware specification definition
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously across teams and company to drive multi-disciplinary projects to completion
- Good communication skills
- Fluency in English
Nice to have
- A passion for technology and rapid execution of sophisticated space missions
- Intimate knowledge and connection with key suppliers of antenna payload hardware
- Knowledge of legacy customer architectures at deep technical level
- Experience in frequency coordination (ITU, FCC)
- Experience working on telecommunication satellite constellations
- Knowledge of software-defined radios (SDR) and digital signal processing (DSP)