Senior Antenna Design Engineer - Satellite User Terminals
Core
Design and develop user-terminal antennas for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication systems, ensuring compact, low-profile, and embedded solutions for IoT deployments.
Role type
Senior IC antenna design engineer (satellite terminals)
Builds
User-terminal antennas for satellite communication systems
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / RF Engineering
Required skills
Antenna design, RF circuit design, Electromagnetic simulation, Antenna measurement, PCB integration, Trade study analysis, Multiband antenna design, Circular/Linear polarization design, Passive RF structures design, Manufacturing tolerance analysis
Preferred skills
Experience with LEO satellite systems, Knowledge of IoT terminal constraints
Technologies
Ansys HFSS, CST Studio Suite, Altair FEKO, VNAs, Anechoic chambers, Near-field/Far-field ranges
Responsibilities
Own user-terminal antenna designs from requirements through production release; Develop compact, low-profile, embedded, multiband, dual-band, or wideband antennas; Translate link-budget and system requirements into antenna specifications; Perform antenna trade studies involving size, bandwidth, efficiency, gain, polarization, ground-plane dependence, terminal orientation, and installation constraints; Design antenna radiators, feeds, matching networks, baluns, hybrids, polarization networks, and other passive RF structures; Develop circularly polarized or linearly polarized antenna solutions; Conduct full-wave electromagnetic simulations; Integrate antennas with the terminal enclosure, PCB, ground structure, radome, cables, batteries, displays, processors, and other nearby electronics; Evaluate detuning, blockage, user interaction, cable coupling, enclosure effects, manufacturing tolerances, and material-property variation; Plan and perform antenna measurements using VNAs, anechoic chambers, near-field or far-field ranges, and over-the-air test systems.
