Senior RF Engineer Job Sacramento area,California USA,Engineering

About Us

Leo Labs is the world’s leading commercial provider of low Earth orbit (LEO) mapping and Space Domain Awareness (SDA) services. Leo Labs was founded in 2016 as a venture-funded spinout of Silicon Valley research pioneer, SRI International, by scientists and space industry veterans committed to securing Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Leo Labs is built on 30+ years of R&D in radar systems and satellite tracking algorithms.

The team is rapidly expanding its global radar network and data services platform to help satellite operators deploy their services safely and to empower governmental space agencies with detailed visibility into the LEO ecosystem. As commercial space ventures and newly-formed space agencies from every corner of the globe compete for their place in the second space race, Leo Labs is here to address a new generation of risks and opportunities to preserve LEO for future generations.

The Opportunity

Leo Labs is hiring a Senior RF Engineer to design and develop the RF subsystems for our next generation of advanced radar systems. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in RF design, including architectures, subsystems, link budgets, components and phased array radar technology. The successful candidate will employ their working knowledge of Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) and analytical skills in electromagnetic and microwave theory, as well as other related hardware design skills to build, test and characterize engineering prototypes and ensure a successful transition to volume production.

You will report to the Hardware Engineering Manager.

Responsibilities:

Contribute to RF system designs and tradeoffs - owning link budgets for new designs

RF hardware circuit design, simulation, prototyping, evaluation and testing

Design of SSPAs, LNAs, antennas, and other RF system-level blocks

Design of switched-mode power supply boost and buck convertor circuitry

EMI testing, qualification, and mitigation

Antenna design, simulation, and testing (ADS, HFSS)

Drive requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, prototyping, bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, and test

Work proficiently with a team of dedicated RF engineers, mechanical engineers, and embedded software engineers

Qualifications:

Strong fundamentals in RF/microwave, electromagnetics, and signal processing

Experience in working with Software Defined Radios

Knowledge of cost estimating, as well as budget and schedule management

Understanding of EMI analysis and mitigation techniques

Experience in a production environment and working with Contract Manufacturers

Strong hands-on experience with microwave testing techniques, including using signal analyzers:
Real-time Spectrum Analyzers (RSAs) and Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs)

Understand the need for DFM and DFT to ensure reliable product development.

Ability to effectively communicate and work with other disciplines during system integration and test.

6+ years of engineering experience designing and maturing RF modules, antennas, and SDRs to market, with an ability to review low-level design decisions and understand their impact to the larger system/mission

Deep troubleshooting skills

Proven ability to lead RF layout, RF circuit design and component selection

Propensity for learning through self-study, and being comfortable in a multi-tasking environment

Preferred qualifications:

Experience with Altium or similar EDA tools

Experience in Linux, Python

Experience with integration of RF systems into outdoor enclosures

Experience developing highly reliable radio frequency systems for extreme environments

Experience with rapid iteration prototyping and joint hardware/firmware development; partnering with software engineers to bring-up and test new hardware designs

Within 1 month, you’ll:

Complete our onboarding program designed to get you up to speed on our business, vision and team

Gain an understanding about how your role fits into Leo Labs broader organization

Learn about our existing projects and product roadmap

Within 3 months, you’ll:

Gain an understanding of the team dynamic and project time frames

Design and prototype a CCA for our next gen radar system

Begin work on a…


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