Principal RF Software Engineer (Starshield)
Core
Design, build, and validate RF capabilities for proliferated communications and remote sensing in low earth orbit to support US National Security.
Role type
Principal RF Software Engineer
Builds
Modular, scalable RF test infrastructure and test automation sequences for custom RF designs
Domain
National Security / Satellite Communications / RF Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
C/C++, Python, RF system design, radio test equipment operation, antenna systems, electromagnetic simulation, hardware/software interaction troubleshooting
Preferred skills
Active Top Secret or Top Secret SCI clearance, active RF device testing, RF concepts (gain, linearity, S-parameters), software architecture, environmental testing, Windows/Linux, configuration management
Technologies
Python, C++, VNA, VSG, VSA, spectrum analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, thermal chambers
Responsibilities
Drive program-level decisions on RF system designs, research novel solutions for large-scale satellite RF systems, design and build RF test benches, create electromagnetic simulation models, collaborate with hardware/FPGA/DSP engineers
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC