Senior RF Electronics Engineer

2 weeks ago

Reston, United States Scout Space Full time

Scout is building a new way to see and operate in space: with a new paradigm of data empowering every satellite to make space safer. We are a rapidly-growing team; we are deploying real solutions to orbit; and our work will transform the face of spaceflight. We are looking for people that bring excitement and energy to our organization, are curious and eager to learn, and want to help drive our programs forward.

We are seeking a Senior RF Electronics Engineer to lead design and development of Scout hardware systems. As a Senior Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the hardware development of Scout's on-orbit perception and autonomy capabilities.

Responsibilities:

  • Perform high-frequency RF modeling, analysis, and board-level receiver and electronics design
  • Design custom PCBs for RF and optical space payloads
  • Support the embedded software and firmware development for object detection with RF and optical sensors
  • Perform trade studies on available COTS hardware and the potential need for custom designs
  • Develop and maintain technical documentation for component-level and payload assembly, integration, and test
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field
  • 2+ years of communication systems analysis and design
  • 2+ years RF system design
  • 2+ years space-based electronics design
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages, including C++, C, python, or MATLAB
  • Expert Altium user
  • Enthusiastic attitude towards individual and teamwork and collaborating with geographically diverse offices
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex concepts and technical information clearly and concisely
Preferred Qualifications:
  • 2+ years of electronics design to include analog, digital, power supply and RF circuits
  • Experience with prototype build and test
  • Experience in RF test and measurement (i.e. Spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, network analyzer)
  • Expert FPGA development experience
  • Strong signal processing skills
  • Experience detecting objects in space with RF sensors
  • Experience with motor controllers
  • Preference for advanced degree with research experience
  • Experience working and collaborating in a fast-paced, small team environment.
  • Thorough understanding of the impacts of the space environment on electronics desired


Don't fulfill all the qualifications listed above? If you still feel like you might be a good fit, please feel free to APPLY ANYWAY. We believe in a well-rounded team, and this sometimes means that someone with out-of-context knowledge can contribute just as well as someone with very explicit alignment with our capabilities needs stated.

Our positions are based in Reston, Virginia, with much of our team operating in a hybrid or remote fashion. Our preference is for candidates in or around this area (or willing to relocate) as we scale our facilities and engineering team to provide more opportunities to work and collaborate in-person.

Scout Space Inc. does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. To conform to US Government space technology export regulations, applicants must be a US citizen, lawful permanent resident of the US, a protected individual as defined by 8 USC 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorization from the US Department of State.

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