Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer
Core
Design, analyze, and integrate advanced SATCOM and tactical communications systems for military and commercial satellite applications.
Role type
Senior IC SATCOM Systems Engineer
Builds
Modem and terminal architectures for defense and commercial satellite communications
Domain
Defense / National Security / Satellite Communications
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
RF engineering, digital communications theory, modulation and coding schemes, multiple access techniques, link budget analysis, SoC/FPGA architecture, MATLAB simulation, waveform optimization
Preferred skills
MILSATCOM experience, secure modem architectures, DSP implementation in C/C++ or HDL
Technologies
MATLAB, FPGA, SoC, QPSK, 8PSK, APSK, LDPC, Turbo, FDMA, TDMA, DSSS, CDMA
Responsibilities
Analyze and define modem and RF subsystem architectures; Evaluate modulation and coding schemes under operational link conditions; Assess and support implementation of multiple access techniques; Develop and review link budgets and spectral efficiency analysis; Support SoC or FPGA-based modem implementations; Define system and interface requirements across RF, IF, baseband, and Layer 2; Support integration and test of modem and terminal subsystems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC