Lead RF Engineer
About The Position
Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar – the world’s most advanced PNT satellite infrastructure in Low Earth Orbit – Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system optimized for absolute precision, superior power, and robust protection. As a Lead RF Engineer at Xona, you'll be designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing RF systems to enable our next-generation GNSS system. From spacecraft payload electronics to ground monitoring systems, your work will ensure the end-to-end RF broadcast system delivers Xona’s high-accuracy and high-precision PNT service.
Requirements
- Understanding of electromagnetic principles behind radio frequency communications.
- Ability to interpret PCBA schematics and layout drawings.
- Familiarity with PCB ECAD tools such as Altium.
- Hands-on experience using electrical/RF test equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
- Knowledge of typical performance metrics for RF communications systems.
- Hands-on experience/coursework with antenna design and/or testing.
- Familiarity with 3D EM simulations tools such as Ansys HFSS.
- RF amplifier and circuits tuning
- RF Design experience in L-Band, S-Band and C Band
- Familiarity with RF circuit simulation tools, such as Keysight ADS or AWR Microwave Office.
- Hands-on experience with RF test set-ups and calibrations.
- Ability to analyze and interpret RF test data, and assess performance vs. design requirements.
- Willing and able to travel to support off-site testing events as needed.
- Self-starter attitude and proactive in seeing projects from design through implementation.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-team collaborative environment.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to achieve project goals.
- To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).
Nice To Haves
- 3 - 5 years of RF engineering experience
- Experience leading a project development schedule from concept to delivered product
- Experience leading direct reports and/or small teams
- Experience with space RF electronics, with an understanding of phenomena such as multipaction.
- Knowledge/experience with GNSS systems.
- Proven RF PCB and/or antenna designs from past work.
- Implementation of passive or active RF sub-systems whether on the bench or on PCBs.
- For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
- For Canada Roles: Successful candidates must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.
Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing RF systems to enable our next-generation GNSS system.
- Ensuring the end-to-end RF broadcast system delivers Xona’s high-accuracy and high-precision PNT service.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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