Antenna Engineer: Phased Array for Satellites

Spacex; Redmond (WA); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Comprehensive medical, vision, and affd

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid.

Job summary

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking an Antenna Engineer to own design of advanced antenna and RF front ends for next-generation satellites, including phased arrays and reflectors. You will prototype, test, and validate hardware and contribute to software testing of beamforming.

You will work with electrical, software, mechanical and manufacturing teams, interact with senior leadership, and help integrate antennas into spacecraft.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline.
• 2+ years of research or development experience in RF/antennas (internship and thesis work acceptable).
• 1+ years of experience using one of the 3D EM tools CST, HFSS, FEKO, EMPro, TICRA or XFDTD.

Responsibilities

• Design of advanced antenna and feed systems in support of next generation products including phased array and reflector products.
• Fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems and RF front ends.
• Contribute to development of software and testing of digital beamforming systems to demonstrate full phased array functionality.
• Provide phased array expertise to set specifications and debug problems covering satellite and consumer phased array products.
• Perform design validation testing of prototype and production designs.
• Contribute to various aspects of the integration of the antennas into spacecraft and other systems.
• Analyze in-the-field operational RF performance data of units and investigate methods to improve performance and debug issues.

Skills

Python

C++

MATLAB

Excellent communication

Strong RF/antenna fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

CST

HFSS

FEKO

EMPro

TICRA

XFDTD

Job description

SpaceX in Redmond, WA is seeking an Antenna Engineer to own design of advanced antenna and RF front ends for next-generation satellites, including phased arrays and reflectors. You will prototype, test, and validate hardware and contribute to software testing of beamforming.

You will work with electrical, software, mechanical and manufacturing teams, interact with senior leadership, and help integrate antennas into spacecraft.