Lead RF Communications Systems Engineer

5 days ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Blue Origin Full time
About the Role

Blue Origin is seeking a highly skilled and experienced RF Communications Systems Lead to join our In-Space Systems business unit. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, manufacturing, and testing our next-generation spacecraft RF and optical communication systems.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute plans for the design, development, test, and qualification of software-defined radios (SDRs), antennas, and other RF systems for spacecraft communications.
  • Lead a team of engineers and technicians to guide the design and development, and delivery of qualified product solutions on schedule and budget.
  • Work with Avionics, Communications, and other subsystem teams to identify needs for digital communication links based on SDRs and deliver product definitions that meet communications requirements.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert/Single Threaded Leader on TT&C Subsystems, including digital communication links, SDRs, and other RF applications.
  • Routinely collaborate with manufacturing operations, supply chain, and other teams within the company to ensure smooth execution of the development efforts.
  • Develop RF product evolution plans and strategies, and execute projects for continuous improvement of our communications capabilities, and oversee their infusion into our spacecraft.
  • Design, implement, and record tests of the RF systems for requirements verification.
  • Build and execute procurement strategy including supplier vetting, selection, and management.
  • Establish procedures for verification of requirements and specifications against selected communications hardware through bench, integrated systems, and field testing to ensure interoperability and functionality.
  • Architecture definition, including system sizing, requirements, and performance.
  • Develop integrated design solutions, rapidly assess conceptual designs, and establish communication system requirements and performance parameters.
  • Work with systems engineering to maintain system-level performance metrics including link budget, phase noise, and coverage analyses for all phases of flight.
  • Coordinate critical interfaces to space relay platforms, ground stations, and internally to command and data handling/payload subsystems.
  • Support Launch and Early Operations/Commissioning ops on console.
  • Lead and execute peer reviews in support of engineering releases and first article builds.
Requirements
  • M.S in Electrical Engineering, RF, or related areas of study.
  • 8+ years of experience in RF systems, software-defined radios, and spacecraft communications assemblies.
  • Demonstrated experience in the development, prototyping, and testing of complex RF components for aerospace applications.
  • Proficiency in fundamentals of RF communication system development - system design and analysis, free-space transmission principles, and experience in RF system modeling and simulation.
  • Experience working across multiple frequency bands such as UHF, L, S, X, and Ka.
  • Deep knowledge of RF components and concepts (radios, noise filters, amplifiers, RF integrated circuits, PCB layout, firmware, FPGAs, modulation schemes, forward error correction, GPS, etc.).
  • Demonstrated experience in leading technical teams with direct ownership of product technical performance/capabilities, schedule, cost, and delivery management.
  • Excellent verbal communication skills to influence a variety of direct and indirect stakeholders.
  • Strong technical background or technical writing experience.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

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