RF Engineer
1 week ago
Responsibilities
- Design and bring up RF transmit and receive systems supporting operation from UHF to Ka-Band
- Work with a cross-disciplinary team to define and implement RF hardware requirements on a mission-by-mission basis, design RF PCBs, bring up and troubleshoot RF systems, and integrate systems to spacecraft
- Improve existing RF products throughout their lifecycle by troubleshooting issues, performing failure analysis of parts and systems, and implementing improvements
- Support RF performance testing including for radiation, thermal, vibration, and KPIs
- Work with antenna engineers to design compatible systems and work with RF software engineers to design performant RF systems and maintain link budgets
- Work closely with integration and operations teams to conduct integration, checkout procedures, and vehicle-level EMI testing
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field
- 2+ years of professional experience designing or testing RF components
- Strong RF PCB debugging skills
- Ability to work in the lab with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios
- Proficient in RF test procedure design and implementation
- Strong understanding of the major blocks of RF front ends
- Familiarity with blocks of signal modulation/demodulation and modulation schemes such as BPSK, APSK, GMSK, FSK, etc
- Demonstrate experience with link budget and lineup calculations
- Demonstrated experience characterizing system desense and coexistence
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Ability to design and integrate RF components including LNAs, filters, PAs, mixers, etc.
- Familiarity with an electromagnetic simulation software such as HFSS, CST, ADS, or Genesys
- Previous experience designing Ka-Band RF transmitters and receivers (26.5-40 GHz)
- Experience scripting Python, LabView, TILE or another software used for instrument control and data processing
- Experience with FPGA development in Verilog/VHDL
- Experience with common RF protocols like SRS4, DVBS-II, and CCSDS
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
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