Radio Frequency Systems Engineer

Creotech Instruments; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Creotech Instruments in Warszawa specializes in RF systems engineering for satellite projects. The role leads RF activities across the full system lifecycle, conducting payload/subsystem trade-off analyses and overseeing technical documentation.

You will manage subcontractors, suppliers, and partners within project consortia to ensure success. We seek candidates with strong RF/microwave knowledge, ability to work under pressure, and excellent English communication, who can drive design reviews

Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of RF systems engineering experience, preferably in space/satellite/aerospace/telecommunications
• Strong understanding of RF and microwave engineering principles including link budgets, noise analysis, frequency planning, and RF subsystem architectures
• Experience with system-level or subsystem-level trade-off analyses and deriving technical requirements
• Experience with RF payloads, satellite communication systems, or complex RF subsystems
• Ability to prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation including specifications, requirements, interface documents, and test plans
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Very good English in speaking and writing

Responsibilities

• Leading RF systems engineering efforts in satellite projects throughout the entire system lifecycle
• Performing RF payload or RF subsystem level trade-off analyses
• Preparing and oversight of technical documentation
• Technical management of subcontractors or suppliers of RF subsystems and partners within project consortia

Skills

RF systems engineering

Trade-off analyses

Systems engineering

Documentation

Team collaboration

Work under pressure

English communication

RF management leadership

SDR

DSP

Education

MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering / Telecommunication / Aerospace

Tools

Python

DOORS

Job description

Responsibilities:

• LeadingRFsystems engineering efforts in satellite projects throughoutthe entiresystem lifecycle
• PerformingRF payload or RF subsystem level trade-off analyses
• Preparing and oversightoftechnical documentation
• Technical management of subcontractorsor suppliers of RF subsystemsand partnerswithinprojectconsortiums

Basic qualifications:

• MSc or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunication Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
• 3+ years of experience in RF systems engineering, preferably within the space, satellite, aerospace, or telecommunications industry
• Strong understanding of RF and microwave engineering principles, including link budgets, noise analysis, frequency planning, and RF subsystem architectures
• Experience performing system-level or subsystem-level trade-off analyses and deriving technical requirements
• Experience with RF payloads, satellite communication systems, or complex RF subsystems
• Ability to prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, requirements, interface documents, and test plans
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Ability to work effectively under pressure
• Very good English in speaking and writing

Preferred qualifications:

• Knowledge and practical experiencewith ECSS
• Experience participating in customer reviews, design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), and technical decision-making processes
• Experience in working with European Space Agency, European Commission and European Defense Agency
• Demonstrated experience leading RF engineering activities in complex development projects
• Knowledge of software-defined radios (SDR) and digital signal processing (DSP)
• Experience with scripting language (Python)
• Well established understanding of systems engineering processes
• Hands-on experiencein requirements definitionand management using Doors-like requirements management tool
• Experience in working on systems with flight heritage (TRL 9)