Staff RF Engineer (Aerospace)

Location: Austin, Texas, United States; on-site. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, conditional residents, asylees, refugees, or eligible to obtain the required U.S. government authorizations.

Company

Develops communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, spacecraft, and other space and airborne platforms.

What you will do

• Design RF circuits and systems throughout the full product development lifecycle.
• Create block diagrams, schematics, PCB layouts, routing, simulations, and test designs for RF hardware.
• Develop phased-array communication components, including RF front-ends, frequency converters, synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and antennas.
• Lead hardware activities from concept and requirements definition through component selection, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
• Perform RF hardware analysis, testing, and troubleshooting using professional laboratory equipment.
• Present engineering design reviews to customers and executives and contribute to proposal writing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited institution.
• At least 8 years of industry experience designing, analyzing, testing, and troubleshooting RF electronics.
• Experience with CST and ADS simulation tools and Altium EDA tools.
• Hands-on experience with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Eligibility to work under U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations is required.

Nice to have

• Experience with MATLAB or other programming languages.
• Experience designing, developing, and qualifying aerospace electronics.
• Knowledge of worst-case circuit analysis, failure mode and criticality analysis, and reliability analysis.
• Experience with antenna design and EMI/EMC design and mitigation.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on, interactive, autonomous work in a dynamic and cross-functional environment.
• Full-time employment includes company stock options.
• Benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA and FSA plans.
• Life, disability, and retirement plans are available.