RF Satellite Systems Engineer

Stellar Solutions•Boulder, CO

40d•$150,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Stellar Solutions, a nationally recognized “Great Place To Work”, has exciting opportunities providing Engineering solutions for innovative new-entrant space companies, as well as established space systems manufacturers, commercial space system operators and service providers, and other industry stakeholders including investors. At Stellar Solutions, we offer talented, energetic, and immediately productive resources to satisfy our customers’ critical needs in systems engineering and integration, mission operations, program management and strategic planning. We are a leading service and expertise provider for high-tech commercial ventures, spanning communications, earth observation and remote sensing systems and data products, to the infrastructures that support earth orbiting and beyond earth orbit businesses. Stellar Solutions Inc. is searching for an experienced and enthusiastic RF Satellite Systems Engineer to support our customers in developing, analyzing, and implementing commercial satellite communication systems. Role is immediate, full time, and located in the Boulder, CO area with the potential to also support from other US locations. Successful candidate will need to be comfortable working in fast-paced commercial and start up environments and enjoy working with multidisciplinary teams on a diverse array of challenges related to satellite system development and implementation, including system architecture analysis and optimization, RF System design, RF hardware development, and system implementation including production and test.

Requirements

Experience with commercial space systems RF system design and implementation
Attention to detail and ability to parse requirements
Knowledge of emerging RF technologies and suppliers
Ability to work independently
Excellent technical communications skills
Good written and verbal communication skills
US Citizen
BS and/or MS in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or equivalent, and 10+ years relevant experience

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of spacecraft & subsystem design and manufacturing
Requirements definition and flow down
Experience with project management
Experience working with task management software (Jira, etc.)

Responsibilities

Provide Systems Engineering leadership for RF payload design, build, and test
Provide RF Systems design leadership and advice as part of multi-disciplinary teams, assessing and developing system designs which satisfy customer business requirements
Provide RF Systems input to deliverables based on program requirements, including requirements, analysis, CONOPs, V&V, Design Reviews, AIT plans, operations plans
Support supplier selection, supplier contract negotiation, and supplier oversight
Assessing and managing risk and risk mitigation activities
Identify technical issues and proactively implement resolution to mitigate schedule and cost impacts