Senior RFSoC Mixed-Signal Engineer for Satellite Systems

Telemetry Today LLC

Burlingame (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 230,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Xona is seeking a Senior Mixed-Signal Engineer to lead RFSoC board design for space-qualified hardware. You will own placement, layout, and high-speed routing of RF/analog/digital interfaces, collaborating with RF, FPGA, mechanical, and electrical teams from concept to prototype and production.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, 8+ years in mixed-signal or RF PCB design, and hands-on experience with RFSoC, high-speed signaling, and signal/power integrity in demanding

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related discipline.
8+ years of experience in mixed-signal, RF, high-speed digital, or advanced PCB design.
Understanding of electromagnetic principles behind radio frequency communications.
Ability to interpret PCBA schematics and layout drawings. Familiarity with PCB ECAD tools such as Altium for both schematic and layout.
Demonstrated experience laying out complex RFSoC, FPGA, ADC/DAC, RF, or high-speed mixed-signal boards.
Strong understanding of mixed-signal PCB design, including: Controlled impedance, Differential signaling, High-speed serial interfaces, Clock and synchronization design, Grounding and shielding, Signal and power integrity.
Hands-on experience using electrical/RF test equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
Knowledge of typical performance metrics for RF communications systems.
Experience using or interpreting results from tools for signal-integrity, power-integrity, electromagnetic, or thermal analysis.
Experience with RFSoC or comparable devices from AMD/Xilinx, including device pin planning, power requirements, clocking, transceiver interfaces, and high-speed data-converter connectivity.
Familiarity with interfaces such as JESD204, DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, Aurora, high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces, and RF clocking systems.
Willing and able to travel to support off-site testing events as needed.
Self-starter attitude and proactive in seeing projects from design through implementation.
Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-team collaborative environment.
Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to achieve project goals.
Strong understanding of manufacturing constraints, PCB fabrication, assembly, inspection, and design-for-manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Lead placement, layout, and high-speed routing of RFSoC-based boards.
Collaborate with RF, electrical, FPGA, and mechanical teams from concept through prototype and production.
Ensure RFSoC layout meets performance, manufacturability, thermal, mechanical, reliability, and space-environment requirements.
Travel to support off-site testing events as needed.
Take hardware from design through implementation with a hands-on, self-starting approach.
Communicate across multidisciplinary teams and external partners to reach project goals.
Ensure manufacturing constraints and design-for-manufacturing principles are applied.