Senior RF Communications Engineer, Space
Core
Design and integrate RF and optical communications subsystems for satellite missions, including bus TT&C, mission data links, and inter-satellite links.
Role type
Senior RF Communications Engineer (Space)
Builds
Resilient, software-defined spacecraft systems for U.S. military and allied partners
Domain
Defense / Aerospace / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
RF subsystem design, optical inter-satellite systems, link budget ownership, ICD authoring, MATLAB, spacecraft operations, system reliability, complex system navigation
Preferred skills
Python, Go, C++, Linux, Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, ground station operations, US satellite operations policy
Technologies
MATLAB, FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds, digital spacecraft simulators
Responsibilities
Design spacecraft communications subsystems across orbital regimes, integrate with legacy systems, own space-to-ground and space-to-space ICDs, collaborate on ground and flight software, support ground testing and on-orbit operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC