Senior RF Payload Architect for Satellite Missions

ADP, Inc.; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3 Weeks Paid Time Off

10 Paid Company Holidays

401K Employer Match

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Company-paid Life Insurance

Company-paid Disability Insurance

Continuing Education Reimbursement

Generous Referral Program

Job summary

Vitesse Systems, LLC seeks a Principal RF Payload Systems Engineer in Longmont, CO to lead the development of advanced satellite payloads and perform system-level trade studies across GEO/MEO/LEO missions.

The role requires deep RF payload expertise, strong systems engineering, and ability to collaborate with bus, software, mechanical, and mission operations teams. You will model performance, assess architectures, and support supplier oversight through design reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in satellite communications, RF systems engineering, payload engineering, or spacecraft systems engineering.
• Experience developing payloads for GEO/MEO/LEO satellite systems.
• Strong understanding of satellite subsystems and spacecraft system engineering principles.
• Experience in payload and system-level trade studies.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and evaluation of advanced payload architectures for GEO, MEO, and LEO missions.
• Perform system-level trade studies involving capacity, coverage, spectral efficiency, mass, power, and thermal resources.
• Assess impact of payload changes on resources, mission performance, schedule, and operations.
• Develop payload block diagrams, interfaces, and subsystem architectures.
• Support verification plans and requirements documentation.

Skills

RF systems

Satellite communications

Link budget

Systems engineering

MATLAB

Python

STK

Antenna design

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Aerospace/Physics

Tools

MATLAB

Python

STK

HFSS

Job description

Vitesse Systems, LLC seeks a Principal RF Payload Systems Engineer in Longmont, CO to lead the development of advanced satellite payloads and perform system-level trade studies across GEO/MEO/LEO missions.

The role requires deep RF payload expertise, strong systems engineering, and ability to collaborate with bus, software, mechanical, and mission operations teams. You will model performance, assess architectures, and support supplier oversight through design reviews.