Space RF Engineer — Onsite with Clearance

Code Plus Inc; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

CODEplus in Huntsville, AL is actively seeking a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to support space-based RF communication systems across multiple US Government customers. The role is onsite full-time and requires an active security clearance.

The candidate will perform RF analyses, simulations, and development tasks, including mentoring interns, and collaborating with teams to ensure the performance of transmitters, receivers, and antenna designs for Moon Base and Deep Space networks.

Qualifications

• A degree in electrical engineering from an ABET accredited university and 15 or more years of experience in antenna and RF systems design, test, and evaluation.
• PhD with minimum 9+ years of experience.
• MS with at least 13+ years of experience, or
• BS with at least 15+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide analyses of existing transmitters, receivers, and antenna designs.
• Participate in requirements and data reviews providing inputs and comments.
• Support test campaigns in the internal and external laboratories.
• Support and generate RF subsystem trade studies.
• Perform link margin analyses using various modulation protocols and environmental influences.
• Write or collaborate communication system design and analyses reports.
• Project milestone reviews for customers and stakeholders.
• Project technical interchange, planning, review, and other appropriate meetings required to maintain current knowledge base of design, requirements, issues, action items, and resolution activities.
• Organizational management reviews.
• Mentor early-career and internship engineers.

Skills

US Citizenship

Active Security Clearance

Education

ABET accredited Electrical Engineering degree

PhD with 9+ years of experience

MS with 13+ years of experience

BS with 15+ years of experience

Tools

Visual Basic

MathCAD

MatLab

HFSS (AnSYS)

GPS/GNSS Simulators

PNT/Communication Waveform Analyzers (BPSK, QAM, QPSK)

Job description

CODEplus in Huntsville, AL is actively seeking a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to support space-based RF communication systems across multiple US Government customers. The role is onsite full-time and requires an active security clearance.

The candidate will perform RF analyses, simulations, and development tasks, including mentoring interns, and collaborating with teams to ensure the performance of transmitters, receivers, and antenna designs for Moon Base and Deep Space networks.