Senior RF Engineer III – Space Systems

Pace Industries, LLC; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 113,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

401(k) with 150% match up to 6%

Paid time off: 3 weeks

Job summary

Sierra Space is seeking an RF Engineer III to lead RF front-end design across programs, performing complex propagation modeling and Cosite analysis. You will drive frequency planning, filter design, and customer-facing technical reviews, while developing substantiation documents and test plans for regulatory and military standards.

You should have a strong background in RF analysis (Cosite, link budgets, antenna patterns) and hands-on experience with HFSS, EMIT, MATLAB, and RF test equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in RF Engineering or related field with 6+ years of experience.
• Master's degree with 4+ years of experience.
• Strong RF modeling/analysis knowledge and tools.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary design teams.
• Ability to work independently with minimal guidance.
• Active Secret U.S. Security Clearance with eligibility for Top Secret.

Skills

RF engineering

Security clearance

Independent work

Team leadership

Modeling & analysis

Education

Bachelor's in RF Engineering

Master's degree (4+ yrs)

Tools

ANSYS HFSS

ANSYS EMIT

MATLAB

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Sierra Space is seeking an RF Engineer III to lead RF front-end design across programs, performing complex propagation modeling and Cosite analysis. You will drive frequency planning, filter design, and customer-facing technical reviews, while developing substantiation documents and test plans for regulatory and military standards.

You should have a strong background in RF analysis (Cosite, link budgets, antenna patterns) and hands-on experience with HFSS, EMIT, MATLAB, and RF test equipment.