Senior RF Systems Engineer

northwoodspace • Los Angeles, CA

3d

About The Position

About Northwood Space : Northwood is on a mission to build a data highway between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you like building quickly and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood. Role: As an RF Systems Engineer you will be responsible for architecting and verifying communication systems between satellites and ground stations. You will influence the overall ground network and portal design based on RF performance trades, and you will collaborate with many disciplines including electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers to create the best product from concept to production.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience performing analysis in MATLAB, Python, Rust, or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems and DSP
• 5+ years of experience with RF test equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with RF components including, filters, amplifiers, antennas,etc.
• Experience with modem design, or transmitter/receiver emulation for test applications
• Experience with link budget analysis, power flux density, dilution of precision, doppler, antenna patterns, etc.
• Experience with digital communication theory and testing including bit error rate, EVM, noise figure, dynamic range, and quantization noise
• Deep understanding of beamforming theory, array factor, and electromagnetic propagation in complex environments
• Experience in RF line-up design, including driving filter isolation and amplifier linearity specifications
• Experience with Python (or other language) for data analysis

Responsibilities

• Analyze system performance, and derive top level specifications for RF/antenna systems and signal processing - assess risk to drive where additional testing or design trades need to be performed
• Plan and perform integrated system tests (either internally or with customers) focused on either physical layer performance (G/T and EIRP) or modem performance (BERT, sensitivity, EVM, spectral masks)
• Model signal processing from a high level floating point - including both both software and hardware - to aid in designing modems and beamforming
• Design and model antenna system design and trades - including phased array tapering, pointing/ tracking algorithms, and beamforming architectures
• Provide technical support to regulatory and site operations in technical submissions

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees