Senior RF Antenna Systems Engineer - On-Site (McLean)

Myticas Consulting

McLean (VA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 220,000

Full time

14 days+
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Job summary

Myticas Consulting seeks a Senior RF Antenna Systems Engineer in McLean, VA, on-site. The role leads the technical development, integration, and validation of advanced user terminal antenna systems for broadband and satellite communications.

You will drive antenna architecture, system performance, supplier collaboration, and qualification, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative antenna solutions for fixed and mobile platforms.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Physics or related field.
  • Minimum of five years in antenna systems or RF engineering.
  • Experience designing, integrating, testing, or evaluating antenna systems and RF hardware.
  • Proven expertise in simulation, design, testing of electronically steerable antennas for satellite and land/mobile applications.
  • Strong knowledge of UT antenna architectures with modem integration.
  • Familiarity with antenna control protocols and satellite communication standards.
  • Knowledge of satellite modems, hub systems and RF equipment.
  • Experience evaluating vendor designs for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and integration.
  • Ability to develop technical requirements, test requirements, and compliance matrices for UT antennas.

Responsibilities

  • Define and manage technical requirements for advanced user terminal antenna systems.
  • Allocate and verify antenna performance for fixed, mobile and transportable terminals.
  • Support certification, qualification, regulatory compliance and product approval processes.
  • Perform system-level modeling, analysis, and simulation to optimize antenna performance.
  • Lead supplier design reviews and technology evaluations across the product lifecycle.
  • Develop antenna characterization, validation, and verification test plans for prototype and production hardware.

Skills

Antenna design
RF engineering
Satellite comms
Phased-array antennas
Beamforming
System integration
Vendor management
Test planning
Modems knowledge
UT architectures

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering
Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

HFSS
CST Microwave Studio
MATLAB
LabVIEW
AWR

Job description

Myticas Consulting seeks a Senior RF Antenna Systems Engineer in McLean, VA, on-site. The role leads the technical development, integration, and validation of advanced user terminal antenna systems for broadband and satellite communications.

You will drive antenna architecture, system performance, supplier collaboration, and qualification, partnering with multidisciplinary teams to deliver innovative antenna solutions for fixed and mobile platforms.

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