Satellite Communications & Signal Processing Engineer

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

401(k) plan

Health care and wellness plans

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA seeks a Communications and Signal Processing Engineer for the Mission Payloads Division. You will analyze, model, and simulate radio and optical communication systems, and develop signal processing solutions on-site with customers.

Collaborate with civil, DoD, and intelligence customers, participate in reviews, and contribute to lab risk reduction and on-orbit testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university.
• 0-1 year of industry experience.
• Coursework in digital communications and signal processing using MATLAB/Python.
• Solid understanding with radio satellite systems communications modeling and simulation.
• Working knowledge of digital filters, modulation schemes, coding, SATCOM link budget analysis, etc.
• Ability to support advanced development, integration and testing of radio communications and/or collection systems.
• Willing to travel domestically/internationally infrequently, as needed.
• This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance, which is issued by the US government.
• U.S citizenship is required to obtain security clearance.
• Transcripts required.

Responsibilities

• Performing analysis, modeling, and simulation of radio systems and related signal processing, including channel effects and related hardware distortion effects that impact wideband communications and collection receiver performance.
• Scope may include transmitter distortions, channel effects, receiver RF chain (antenna through analog to digital conversion), and application-specific DSP backend processing.
• Performing studies and analytical trades across a broad array of communications and signal processing applications.
• Supporting Civil, DoD and intelligence community customers with primary support to the National Reconnaissance Office
• Contributing within CSAD, where you'll develop your skills through a combination of independent technical assignments and collaborative team-based projects.
• Demonstrating leadership and initiative to inform stakeholders of technical issues and recommended courses of action, including technical studies, laboratory risk reduction efforts, an on-orbit testing.
• Acting as the organizations designated representative at customer program review meetings, technical meetings, presentations and symposia.

Skills

Digital communications

Signal processing

Modeling & simulation

MATLAB

Python

Radio satellite systems

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA seeks a Communications and Signal Processing Engineer for the Mission Payloads Division. You will analyze, model, and simulate radio and optical communication systems, and develop signal processing solutions on-site with customers.

Collaborate with civil, DoD, and intelligence customers, participate in reviews, and contribute to lab risk reduction and on-orbit testing.