Senior RF Systems Engineer - Launch Vehicle

Telemetry Today LLC; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Generous PTO & sick leave

Parental leave

Annual learning stipend

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Relativity Space is seeking a senior RF systems engineer to own Terran R vehicle RF architecture, drive system trades, and define frequency plans. You will lead antenna placement and coverage assessments, and guide multiple RF hardware efforts through design reviews and testing.

You will mentor junior engineers, set analysis standards, and collaborate with propulsion, software, and manufacturing teams to push Terran R from concept to flight-ready.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of RF systems engineering experience on launch vehicles, spacecraft, missiles, or comparable flight systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior technical generalist and owner for Terran R vehicle RF systems, leading system-level trades and analyses.
• Develop and maintain end-to-end link budgets for telemetry, command, and video across all flight phases, and define the vehicle RF frequency plan.
• Lead antenna placement and coverage trades using installed-pattern simulation and trajectory-driven analysis.
• Support multiple radio and RF hardware developments including: requirement generation, design review, and leading integrated RF testing and anomaly investigations.
• Set analysis standards for the RF team and mentor junior RF engineers as they grow into independent owners.

Skills

RF systems engineering

Link budgets

Antenna theory

EMI/EMC

Mentoring

RF test equipment

HFSS

FEKO

CST

Python

MATLAB

Leadership across disciplines

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

HFSS

FEKO

CST

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Signal generators

EMI receivers

Job description

Relativity Space is seeking a senior RF systems engineer to own Terran R vehicle RF architecture, drive system trades, and define frequency plans. You will lead antenna placement and coverage assessments, and guide multiple RF hardware efforts through design reviews and testing.

You will mentor junior engineers, set analysis standards, and collaborate with propulsion, software, and manufacturing teams to push Terran R from concept to flight-ready.