Senior RF Front-End Design Engineer - Satellite User Terminals
Core
Design transmit and receive electronics for satellite communication user terminals, translating system requirements into robust RF hardware from architecture through production release.
Role type
Senior RF Front-End Design Engineer
Builds
User-terminal RF hardware for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite IoT systems
Domain
Aerospace / Satellite Communications
Required skills
RF circuit design, PCB layout, RF component selection, RF simulation, link-budget analysis, impedance matching, cascaded RF analysis, TDD/FDD architecture design
Technologies
Keysight ADS, Cadence AWR
Responsibilities
Own RF front-end designs from system requirements and architecture through schematic capture, PCB layout, prototype bring-up, verification, and production release; Develop transmit and receive chains using power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, filters, duplexers, diplexers, switches, couplers, attenuators, mixers, synthesizers, transceivers, and frequency-conversion devices; Translate link-budget requirements into RF specifications for output power, sensitivity, noise figure, gain, linearity, dynamic range, bandwidth, EVM, adjacent-channel performance, phase noise, spurious emissions, and efficiency; Perform cascaded RF analyses covering gain, noise figure, sensitivity, P1dB, IP3, dynamic range, compression, EVM, phase noise, spurious performance, and link margin; Design device-level RF circuits, impedance-matching networks, bias networks, stability networks, power detectors, and protection circuits; Select RF components based on electrical performance, power consumption, thermal behavior, size, availability, cost, manufacturability, and reliability; Simulate RF circuits using Keysight ADS, Cadence AWR, or equivalent circuit and electromagnetic simulation tools; Define and review RF PCB stackups, controlled-impedance transmission lines, grounding, shielding, component placement, isolation, and critical RF routing; Develop architectures supporting TDD, FDD
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
