Spacecraft RF Engineer (Early) Verified today
About the Role
You will join a closely integrated team designing hardware and software to meet the telemetry requirements of Apex satellite buses. You will approach this from a clean sheet design and inform coupled trades across the vehicle architecture, innovating to push the limits of design and performance.
Responsibilities
- Design and develop RF, digital, and optical satellite communications systems and spacecraft architectures
- Define and verify space communication system requirements and interfaces; drive requirements for subcomponents and supplier down selection
- Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including link budgeting, analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance
- Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms
- Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements
- Perform hardware procurement, integration, design reviews, and verification
- Work closely with other engineers to achieve overall system requirements
- Work with payload customers to accommodate payload requirements
Requirements
- U.S. Person status is required (ITAR compliance)
- 1-3 years of spacecraft RF and telemetry communications experience
- Experience across multiple spacecraft programs
- Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal skills; able to convey decisions, direction, and conclusions to multiple audiences
- Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation across all phases of the development lifecycle
- Experience in integrated software and hardware verification and testing
Compensation
Salary range: $120,000 to $150,000 per year, plus equity, stock options, medical, dental, vision coverage, and 401(k) matching (100% on first 3%, 50% on next 2%).