Space Communications Systems Engineer, Payload & Spacecraft

The Boeing Company; El Segundo (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Boeing Company in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead) to join the Payload Systems Engineering team. The role covers end-to-end development of space-based communications payloads for various programs, with on-site work in California.

Responsibilities include system-level design, analyses, and verification across RF, digital, and optical domains, plus collaboration with internal/external teams and customers.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Design and develop next generation RF, digital, and/or optical satellite communications systems and payload architectures.
• Support trade studies and generate proposals.
• Define and verify space communication unit, subsystem and system requirements and interfaces.
• Perform system-level CONOPS development, functional analysis, RF and Optical performance analysis and decomposition.
• Support system-level integration and validation.
• Perform analyses and simulations for space communication systems, including link analysis, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance.
• Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms.
• Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements.
• Oversees the design and build of multiple satellite and avionics units from internal teams and external suppliers that meet defined requirements and interfaces.
• Ensures satellite units follow proper test, validation and qualification processes for space applications.
• Perform hardware procurement, design reviews, and unit sell-off.
• Perform system test preparation, execution, troubleshooting, and verification.

Skills

RF design

Satellite communications

System architecture

MATLAB programming

C++ programming

System integration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Job description

The Boeing Company in El Segundo, CA, is hiring a Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead) to join the Payload Systems Engineering team. The role covers end-to-end development of space-based communications payloads for various programs, with on-site work in California.

Responsibilities include system-level design, analyses, and verification across RF, digital, and optical domains, plus collaboration with internal/external teams and customers.