Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)
Core
Design and build RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit to support US National Security.
Role type
Principal RF Engineer
Builds
Advanced RF systems for government earth observation, communications, and hosted payloads
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications / National Security
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
RF system design, electromagnetic simulation (HFSS, CST, ADS), link budget analysis, RF test equipment operation (VNA, spectrum analyzer), hardware life cycle support, C/C++, Python
Preferred skills
Microwave/RF engineering, channel impairment modeling (multipath, phase noise), antenna theory, software-defined radios (GNU Radio), SIGINT/ELINT/radar experience
Technologies
HFSS, CST, ADS, MATLAB, GNU Radio, VNA, spectrum analyzer
Responsibilities
Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs, research novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems, collaborate with hardware/FPGA/DSP/software engineers to design and validate RF systems, support full life cycle of RF hardware from testing to on-orbit anomaly resolution, create electromagnetic simulation models, modify electrical schematics and mechanical drawings for flight applications
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC