Rf Systems Engineer

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RF Systems Engineer Job Description

This role focuses on designing, analyzing, and developing next-generation spacecraft RF systems for civil and national security missions. The RF Systems Engineer contributes to both space and ground segments, performing end-to-end system design, analysis, and technical leadership across the full mission lifecycle from concept through launch.

• Design and analyze RF and satellite communication systems for both space and ground segments, including conceptual systems design, link analysis, and hardware trade studies.

• Perform modeling and simulation of RF, communications, and electronic warfare systems, including RF theory, communications theory, signal detection, and digital signal processing.

• Conduct technical tradeoffs and cost analyses to evaluate RF system design concepts, including antennas, amplifiers, RF and microwave circuits, software defined radios, and radar systems.

• Collaborate closely with mission and spacecraft systems engineers, subsystem engineers, and project management to support mission development from initial concept through launch.

• Contribute to technical concept design and requirements development for RF systems, ensuring alignment with mission objectives and constraints.

• Support development phases of RF systems, including prototype design, flight hardware development, integration, and test activities.

• Lead technical teams throughout the RF systems development cycle, providing guidance on system concept, trade studies, prototype work, and flight development.

• Participate in and support formal technical reviews, ensuring RF systems meet performance, schedule, and budget targets.

• Assist project and program management with sponsor engagement, including technical presentations, status updates, and discussions of RF system capabilities and tradeoffs.

• Apply expertise in electronic warfare, positioning and navigation systems, software defined radio, SIGINT, precision timing, time transfer, and radar design to develop advanced RF solutions.

• Perform RF characterization and analysis of antennas, solid state power amplifiers, RF and microwave circuits, and related RF subsystems.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.

• Experience with RF systems engineering, including RF theory and RF communication systems.

• Knowledge of communications and communications theory, including signal detection and link analysis.

• Experience with modeling and simulation of RF and communication systems, including Mod/Sim tools and methodologies.

• Active or obtainable Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI security clearance.

• Hands-on experience with software defined radio (SDR) systems.

• Experience with electronic warfare (EW) systems and concepts.

• Knowledge of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems.

• Experience with antenna design, analysis, or characterization.

• Experience with RF and microwave circuit design, including RF characterization.

• Experience with solid state power amplifier (SSPA) design.

• Proficiency in digital signal processing (DSP) for RF and communication systems.

• Experience with SIGINT-related RF systems and techniques.

• Knowledge of precision timing and time transfer techniques for RF systems.

• Experience with radar design and associated RF subsystems.

• Experience supporting end-to-end mission development from concept through launch, including requirements development, technical reviews, and integration and test.

• Experience leading or coordinating technical teams in RF systems development projects.

• Familiarity with spacecraft systems engineering and satellite communications architectures.

• Experience working with both space and ground RF segments in civil or national security…