Radio Frequency Systems Engineer

Creotech Instruments; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Creotech Instruments in the United States seeks a senior RF systems engineer to lead satellite projects through the full system lifecycle. You will drive RF system design decisions and coordination across teams.

You will perform RF payload and subsystem trade-offs, create and review technical docs, and manage subcontractors and partners to ensure system integrity and on-time delivery.

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, or telecom.
• Strong understanding of RF and microwave principles: link budgets, noise, frequency planning, RF subsystems.
• Experience with system- or subsystem-level trade-off analyses and deriving requirements.
• Experience with RF payloads, satellite comms, or complex RF subsystems.
• Ability to prepare, review, and maintain technical documentation (specs, requirements, interfaces, test plans).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; able to work in multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to work under pressure; very good English in speaking and writing.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

RF systems engineering

Trade-off analysis

Documentation

Analytical skills

English proficiency

Team collaboration

Pressure tolerance

Education

MSc/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Python

Doors-like requirements management tool

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)