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

Myticas Consulting; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

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.