Spectrum Communications Team Lead
Amentum
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Job summary
Amentum is currently seeking a Spectrum Communications Team Lead for an onsite Johnson Space Center role. You will lead spectrum engineers, manage RF systems, and coordinate with NASA centers and federal agencies to resolve spectrum issues.
The position requires a bachelor’s in engineering with 5–10 years of related experience, plus expertise in Matlab/Simulink and STK, strong analytical abilities, and excellent communication. Onsite benefits and cross-team collaboration are offered.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering; 5–10 years related experience; license/certification may be required.
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or physical sciences from an accredited school.
- Johnson Space Center onsite position; U.S. citizenship or permanent residency and background check.
Responsibilities
- Perform spectrum management & coordination for RF systems across NASA centers and agencies.
- Determine RF link performance and create link budgets.
- Conduct RF interference and compatibility analyses for space communications.
- Reduce data, analyze results, and present to customers.
- Apply knowledge of digital communications, RF analysis, FEC coding, and space communications.
- Understand phase modulation, spread spectrum, signal detection, interference analysis, and baseband filtering.
- Know spectrum regulations and NTIA approval processes.
- Familiar with antennas, polarization, PSD, spectral roll-off, and adjacent band interference.
- Use Matlab/Simulink, STK, and other RF modeling tools.
- Represent JSC and interface with NASA centers, agencies, and partners.
- Provide task scheduling and coordinate engineers with PM.
- Foster strong customer relationships.
- Lead task prioritization and assignment for spectrum engineers.
- Perform other duties as required.
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Job description
Are you passionate about human space exploration, understanding the origins of the universe, and working with a passionate and diverse team to make a difference? If you are, we need you!
We need your talent, teamwork, and energy to help us achieve great things that inspire people all over the globe. We need you to bring creative ideas and diverse backgrounds to help us envision, shape, and deliver systems that will enable the exploration of space while benefiting people here on Earth. We are excited about what we do, and we need you on our team as we take on exciting challenges for NASA’s pursuits in deep space exploration. As NASA’s largest engineering solutions provider working together with NASA at centers across the United States.
We have an exciting opportunity for aSpectrum Communications Team Lead to join the JETSII Contract with Intuitive Machines, a teammate company.
- Perform spectrum management & coordination tasks for RF systems and interface with other NASA centers and federal agencies to resolve spectrum issues.
- Determine the performance of Radio Frequency (RF) communication links and create link budgets using analytical methods or by applying analysis and simulation tools.
- Perform Radio Frequency interference and compatibility analysis for Space based communication systems.
- Perform data reductions, analyze, and document results for presentation to customers.
- Excellent knowledge of digital communications, RF system analysis, FEC coding, and Space communications.
- In depth understanding of communication systems such as phase modulation, spread spectrum, signal detection, interference analysis, baseband filtering, etc.
- Knowledge of Federal and Commercial spectrum regulations, NTIA regulatory approval process including certification and Authorization to transmit,,
- Familiar with antennas, antenna polarization, power spectral density, spectral roll-off, adjacent band Interference, power flux density, .
- Familiar with analysis software such as Matlab/Simulink, STK or other orbital and RF modeling software.
- Represent JSC and interface with other NASA centers, federal agencies and commercial partners
- Provide task scheduling, assigning tasks to spectrum engineers and coordinate tasks with Project Manager.
- Foster strong, healthy customer relationships.
- Lead the prioritization and assignment of tasks for engineers supporting the Spectrum team.
- Perform other duties as required.
Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
- Typically requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and normally possess 5- 10 years of related experience. License and certification may be required.
- BS degree in engineering from an accredited engineering school and fourteen (10) years of related engineering experience, or a MS degree from an accredited engineering school and twelve (8) years of related engineering experience, or Ph.D. from an accredited engineering school and nine (5) years of related experience. Less experience shall be considered if the candidate has experience in core competencies.
- A BS or a MS degree in Electrical Engineering or physical sciences from an accredited engineering school
- Johnson Space Center onsite position
- Must have completed college level RF Communications coursework and have good knowledge of communication systems such as digital modulation/demodulation, encoding/decoding, spread spectrum signals, signal detection, data formatting and packetizing
- Strong analytical skills in RF communications
- Excellent communication and organizational skills along with the ability to work in a team environment
- Must be a U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident (3 years) and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation
- Experience with Spectrum (frequency) management including NTIA spectrum approval process, review of spectrum requests, spectrum sharing and interference analysis
- Programming languages such as C/C++ and Python
In addition to exciting career opportunities, we also have:
- Excellent personal and professional career growth
- 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off), when applicable
- Onsite cafeteria (breakfast & lunch)
- Much, much more!
For more information on our partnership with NASA at Johnson Space Center (JSC), please visit www.wehavespaceforyou.com
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship or US Permanent Residency may be a requirement for this position.
- Must be able tocomplete a U.S. government background investigation.
- Management has the prerogative to select at any level for which the position is advertised.
Generally, an office environment, but can involve inside or outside work depending on task.
Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of time). May require lifting and carrying up to 25 lbs. (5% of time).
Standard office equipment (PC, telephone, printer, etc.).
Regular attendance in accordance with established work schedule is critical. Ability to work outside normal schedule and adjust schedule to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Professional behavior that enhances productivity and promotes teamwork and cooperation. Grooming and dress must be appropriate for the position and must not impose a safety risk/hazard to the employee or others.
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The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities, education, experience, skills, internal equity, market data, applicable collective bargaining agreements, and relevant laws.
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid time off and holidays
- Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
- Educational reimbursement
- Parental leave
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tax-saving options
- Disability and life insurance
- Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), the McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (SCA), or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
09/05/2026 - Until Filled
Amentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days, with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), age, ancestry, United States military or veteran status, color, religion, creed, marital or domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, national origin, citizenship status, low-income status, or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, or any other protected category under federal, state, or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language at Labor Laws Posters
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