Earth Stations Engineer

TL;DR

Earth Stations Engineer (Satcom): Supporting the design, integration, test, and troubleshooting of earth stations in the lab and in the field. Focus on system design to improve efficiency, speed, and scalability, debugging equipment in the lab and in the field to reproduce issues and ability to track them to closure.

Location: U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

Salary: $125,000 - $160,000 USD

Company

Our satellites, which operate from geostationary orbit (GEO), weigh only 400 kg and utilize a proprietary software-defined radio payload.

What you will do

• Design and build ground station communication systems through all stages of deployment
• Lead site selection, deployment planning and co-ordination and own build, test, train and handoff to customers
• Interface with multiple disciplines including; mission operations, avionics, RF, logistics, suppliers, external partners, and manufacturing
• Oversee procurement, testing, quality control, and shipment logistics of ground station support hardware
• Provide necessary technical support and oversight to ensure proper operation of earth stations
• Iterate system design to improve efficiency, speed, and scalability

Requirements

• 2-4 years experience with earth station hardware and wireless communications (preferably satcom).
• Experience using RF test equipment (spectrum analyzer and signal generator) and debugging RF components
• Strong project management skills, detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
• Willing to travel 20% of the time
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Enjoy a fast paced environment and wearing many hats

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering
• Familiarity with antenna design and operation
• Familiar with networking (Ethernet, IP, TCP)
• Comfortable scripting, preferably in Python
• Familiarity with procurement and shipping/logistics operations

Culture & Benefits

• All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.
• High quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance benefits, flexible PTO, 401(K) retirement, and free on-site catered meals.