Senior RF Telemetry Engineer - Flight-Ready Propulsion

Venus Aerospace; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Stock options

Medical benefits (dental & vision)

Flex-Friday

Unlimited PTO

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Venus Aerospace in Houston is seeking a Principal RF Engineer to lead RF telemetry design, from link budgets to ground stations and onboard radios, ensuring reliable flight-ready data links for revolutionary propulsion technology.

You will blend analysis, mission planning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver robust RF systems. 5+ years in rocket/space RF telemetry strongly preferred, with HITL and ground system experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of RF telemetry experience in rocket/space applications.
• Experience conducting link analysis for flight vehicles in supersonic/hypersonic regimes.
• Experience writing requirements, conducting trade studies, selecting onboard antennas/radios.
• Experience designing ground systems to receive data and send commands.
• Experience implementing grounding/bonding/shielding for analog to digital signals in multi-band RF environments.
• Strong HITL testing and integration background.
• Experience with external vendors including evaluations and coordination.

Responsibilities

• Lead assessment of link budgets and design of ground stations and onboard radios/antennas.
• System testing to ensure reliable flight-ready telemetry data and data links.
• Work in a cross-disciplinary team combining analysis, mission planning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and hands-on engineering.

Skills

RF telemetry

Link analysis

Requirements writing

Ground systems design

HITL testing

Vendor management

Systems thinking

Environmental testing

Grounding/bonding/shielding

Multi-band RF

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Mech/Mechatronics or related field

Tools

CAN/UART/SPI/I2C/Ethernet, MIL-STD-1553

Job description

Venus Aerospace in Houston is seeking a Principal RF Engineer to lead RF telemetry design, from link budgets to ground stations and onboard radios, ensuring reliable flight-ready data links for revolutionary propulsion technology.

You will blend analysis, mission planning, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver robust RF systems. 5+ years in rocket/space RF telemetry strongly preferred, with HITL and ground system experience.