Sr. Antenna Engineer (Starship)
Core
Design and development of RF antennas, feeds, and front-end prototypes for Starship vehicles and NASA Artemis lunar missions across VHF to Ka-band frequencies.
Role type
Senior IC antenna engineer (RF systems)
Builds
Hardware products (radios/antennas) and communication/sensing systems for orbital and lunar spacecraft
Domain
Aerospace / RF engineering / Electromagnetics
Required skills
Antenna design and build, electromagnetic simulations, RF system analysis, near-field/far-field chamber operation, electrical schematic capture, RF circuit simulation, electromagnetics simulation (FEM/MoM/FDTD/PO), Python/MATLAB/C++ programming, CAD for prototypes
Preferred skills
Master's or PhD in electrical engineering, experience with test equipment (spectrum analyzer, network analyzer), proficiency in impedance matching and microwave network analysis, phased array design
Technologies
HFSS, CST, Savant, AWR, ADS, Genesys, Altium, Orcad
Responsibilities
Design antennas for communications and sensors, build and characterize antenna prototypes, develop measurement systems, analyze wireless systems, collaborate on RF manufacturing and mechanical integration, provide RF radiation expertise
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
