Space RF & MM-Wave Engineer — Advanced Test & Lab

Serco Space Services - Europe Careers; Noordwijk; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

Public transport reimbursement

Home office stipend

Work desk reimbursement

Bicycle scheme

Pension plan

Job summary

Serco Space Services - Europe Careers at ESTEC in Noordwijk seeks a Microwave/Mm-Wave Technology and Equipment Engineer. You will contribute to design, development and performance evaluation of RF technologies for space and ground segments, and provide expert support to ESA projects and R&D programmes.

Responsibilities include developing test beds, characterising RF equipment, and building software tools (LabVIEW or Python) for automated testing and monitoring.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Physics, Microwave, Telecommunications or Electronics Engineering.
• At least 4 years of experience in laboratory testing activities.
• Good understanding of space environment, testing practices and technologies for space applications.
• Skilled in operation of vacuum chambers and/or test software development.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert technical support to the design, development and performance evaluation of RF equipment and technologies applicable to space and ground segments.
• Provide expert technical support to ESA projects and R&D programmes.
• Development of test beds and characterization of RF Equipment/Payloads, such as: Time & frequency equipment (atomic clocks, oscillators, control units, converters), RF active equipment (high-power amplifier, low noise amplifier, MMICs, Transmit/Receive modules), RF passive equipment (filters, switches, ferrite devices), RF Payloads or subsystems for GNSS, Telecom, EO or Science applications, Life- and TVAC testing.
• Development of software (e.g. Lab View or Python) for automated testing, control and monitoring of device/payload performance.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of section’s laboratory facilities and ESTEC UTC facility and its tools.

Skills

RF engineering

Lab testing

LabVIEW

Python

English proficiency

Education

Master's degree in Physics or Microwave/Electronics

Tools

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Serco Space Services - Europe Careers at ESTEC in Noordwijk seeks a Microwave/Mm-Wave Technology and Equipment Engineer. You will contribute to design, development and performance evaluation of RF technologies for space and ground segments, and provide expert support to ESA projects and R&D programmes.

Responsibilities include developing test beds, characterising RF equipment, and building software tools (LabVIEW or Python) for automated testing and monitoring.