RF Communication Systems Engineer (BT-25185)

Bastion Technologies • Houston, TX

28d • Onsite

About The Position

The RF Communication Systems Engineer will support the space program located in Houston, TX.

Requirements

• This position has been posted at multiple levels (must meet minimum level indicated). Depending on the candidate's experience, requirements, and business needs, we reserve the right to consider candidates at any level for which this position has been advertised.
• This position requires US Citizenship due to the sensitivity of customer related information.
• This position requires space industry or DoD work experience.
• Must have a bachelor's degree in the field of electrical engineering.
• Must have 2+ years of recent and related work experience.
• Must have completed college level RF Communications coursework.
• Strong analytical skills in RF communications.
• Strong knowledge of communication systems such as digital modulation, demodulation, encoding/decoding, spread spectrum signals, signal detection, data formatting and packetizing.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NASA processes.
• Knowledge in antennas, RF propagation and network layer protocols.
• Familiar with CCSDS communication standards.
• Knowledge of Pseudo noise (PN) Ranging, forward error correction such as LDPC, radiometric (range and range rate) calculations, Orbital Dynamics.
• Programming languages such as C/C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a RF Communications Systems Engineer for the communication and tracking sub-systems of the Gateway and Exploration programs, a critical integration effort of the NASA Program which will return to the Moon.
• Write Radio Frequency communication subsystem level Interface Requirements Documents (IRD), Verification Requirements (VRs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs) for spacecrafts. Review IRDs, ICDs and component level requirements (Transponders, Transceivers, baseband processors).
• Review Link and network layer protocols implemented on communication systems based on CCSDS recommendations.
• Determine the performance of Radio Frequency (RF) communication links and create link budgets using analytical methods, analysis and simulations.
• Actively participate and contribute to Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews, and Technical Interchange Meetings.
• Perform Radio Frequency interference & compatibility analysis, Power Flux Density analysis, Spectral analysis for Space based communication systems.
• Assist and support NASA RF communication sub system manager with reviews, meetings and be the technical Point of Contact.
• Represent JSC and interface with other NASA centers, federal agencies and commercial partners.
• Perform analysis using software such as Matlab, Simulink and Excel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Bastion offers a wide range of benefits for their full-time employees; medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, life insurance, retirement 401k, vacation, sick pay, holidays, flexible work schedules (when available), along with many other options.
• We also support career advancement through professional training and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees