Lunar RF Communications Engineer

Relative-Dynamics; Glen Burnie (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Personal development program

401(k) with match

PTO

Company holidays

Community engagement opportunities

Job summary

Relative Dynamics seeks a Navigation Flight Software Engineer to support lunar mission projects for a commercial space customer. The role is a surge 1-year assignment with hybrid work and on-site presence in Houston, TX or Glen Burnie, MD, with possible remote approval.

You will design and analyze communication systems, define requirements, and work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate RF subsystems and verify performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics or related field.
• 5+ years minimum experience in communications or related fields.
• Experience developing communication subsystem requirements and interface definitions.
• Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Responsibilities

• Design communication systems to support satellite systems in lunar orbit, deep-space, satellite, and other mission applications.
• Define communication subsystem requirements and allocate requirements across spacecraft, payload, and ground system interfaces.
• Develop RF communication subsystem architectures, interfaces, and test activities including antennas, transceivers, SDRs, LNAs, SSPAs, filters, multiplexers, and related hardware.
• Develop and analyze communication link budgets to ensure mission performance requirements are met.
• Define and implement communication waveforms, modulation schemes, coding/FEC techniques, and synchronization methods.
• Perform RF system modeling, simulation, integration, testing, and troubleshooting activities.
• Conduct communication performance analyses including Eb/No, carrier-to-noise ratio, throughput, coverage, access, and link margin assessments.
• Ensure communication subsystem designs comply with applicable constraints, standards, and requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including systems, software, avionics, GNC, payload, and ground systems engineers, to ensure successful communication system integration.

Skills

Problem solving

Collaboration

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

STK

FreeFlyer

GMAT

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Relative Dynamics seeks a Navigation Flight Software Engineer to support lunar mission projects for a commercial space customer. The role is a surge 1-year assignment with hybrid work and on-site presence in Houston, TX or Glen Burnie, MD, with possible remote approval.

You will design and analyze communication systems, define requirements, and work with multidisciplinary teams to integrate RF subsystems and verify performance.