Senior RF Test Engineer

Telemetry Today LLC; Austin, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Telemetry Today LLC is seeking a Senior RF Test Engineer to design and implement advanced RF test systems for satellite, spacecraft, and aerospace communications. You will lead test plan development, work with multi-disciplinary teams, and ensure rigorous evaluation of RF performance.

The role emphasizes architecture of test systems, data analysis, and communicating results to stakeholders; prior experience with phased array testing is valued, and you will contribute to equipment purchases and

Qualifications

• Experience with RF measurements and test equipment.
• Ability to architect RF test systems and procedures.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and implement engineering test plans and procedures.
• Collaborate with design and test teams to map requirements to reusable test architectures.
• Log and present results to stakeholders; maintain test documentation.
• Manage lab and equipment; guide equipment purchase decisions.
• Present materials to customers and executive team during reviews and proposals.

Skills

RF Measurements

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

RF test equipment (VSA/VSG/VNA)

LabVIEW

Automation tools

Job description

We are looking to add aSenior RF Test Engineerto our team. If you enjoy working in a startup environment and are passionate about developing critical test systems for leading-edge satellite, spacecraft, and aerospace communication systems, we would like to hear from you.

In this position, you are responsible for the design, analysis, and implementation of engineering test plans and procedures. The ideal candidate possesses a strong combination of hardware and software knowledge with proficiencies in RF measurements, test equipment (VSAs, VSGs, VNAs, etc.), test architectures, and automation. The successful candidate will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address company-wide hardware test needs. Experience with phased array testing is preferred.

Core day-to-day responsibilities include collaborating with design and test engineering teams to develop test requirements, mapping requirements to reusable test architectures and procedures, implementing test plans and procedures, and logging and presenting results to key stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include lab and equipment management and guiding key equipment purchase decisions.

Senior-level test engineers are distinguished by an ability to architect RF test systems, to draw insightful conclusions from test results, and to participate in “design for test” planning and review from the early stages of RF product development. Test engineers are core members of the Cesium technical team.

The successful candidate will present engineering design review materials to our customers and executive team, as well as participate in proposal-writing efforts. As such, excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.