Senior RF Design Engineer (Millimeter Wave) Redondo Beach Department Avionics Employment Type

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to lead the design and testing of RF hardware systems for space missions. This role involves working on cutting-edge technology, from low Earth orbit to Mars, and requires expertise in RF component design and integration. You'll collaborate with a cross-disciplinary team, tackling challenges like EMI and EMC compliance while improving existing RF products. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers competitive compensation, including stock options and comprehensive health coverage. If you're passionate about RF engineering and ready to make an impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Medical, Vision & Dental Coverage

401(k) Retirement Plan

Stock Options

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience designing RF components or PCBs above 18GHz.
• Strong RF PCB design and debugging skills required.

Responsibilities

• Design RF transmit and receive systems from S-Band to Ka-Band.
• Evaluate and design for mitigation of desense, EMI, EMC issues.

Skills

RF PCB Design

RF Component Design

Troubleshooting RF Systems

Signal Modulation Techniques

EMC/EMI Compliance Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Tools

Spectrum Analyzers

Network Analyzers

Signal Generators

Software Defined Radios

Electromagnetic Simulation Software

Job description

Senior RF Design Engineer (Millimeter Wave)

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Reporting To: Jake Messner, RF Manager

Compensation: $130,000 - $185,000 / year

Description

As a Senior RF Design Engineer, you will own the design, testing, and delivery of flight RF hardware systems for space missions anywhere from low Earth orbit to Mars. You will also conduct vehicle-level testing, RF integration, and desense evaluations.

Responsibilities

• Design and bring up RF transmit and receive systems supporting operation from S-Band to Ka-Band.
• Develop RF hardware components including amplifiers, mixers, splitters, filters, shielded enclosures, and antenna hats.
• Evaluate and design for mitigation of desense, EMI, EMC, and co-existence issues.
• Work with a cross-disciplinary team to define and implement RF hardware requirements on a mission-by-mission basis, design RF PCBs, bring up and troubleshoot RF systems, and integrate systems to spacecraft.
• Derive RF hardware design requirements from system-level specifications.
• Improve existing RF products throughout their lifecycle by troubleshooting issues, performing failure analysis of parts and systems, and implementing improvements.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• 3+ years experience designing RF components or PCBs above 18GHz.
• 5+ years experience designing or testing RF components or systems.
• Strong RF PCB design and debugging skills.
• Demonstrated ability to design and integrate RF components including LNAs, filters, PAs, mixers, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work in the lab with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios.
• Strong understanding of the blocks of RF front ends.
• Familiarity with blocks of signal modulation/demodulation and modulation schemes such as BPSK, APSK, GMSK, FSK, etc.
• Experience with link budget and lineup calculations.
• Experience characterizing system desense and coexistence.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience working on RF front end design for electronically steerable antennas (ESAs).
• Familiarity with an electromagnetic simulation software such as HFSS, CST, ADS, or Genesys.
• Demonstrated design and test experience on launch vehicles, satellites, or other spacecraft.
• Demonstrated ability to design and conduct testing for EMC and EMI compliance.
• Experience with common RF protocols like SRS4, DVBS-II, and CCSDS.
• Experience in a startup or agile development environment.

Additional Information

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.