Senior RF Test Engineer

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Senior RF Test Engineer to design, analyze, and implement engineering test plans and procedures for satellite, spacecraft, aerospace, and other communications systems. The role combines hardware and software knowledge, RF measurement proficiency, test equipment expertise, test architecture design, and automation. The engineer will work with multidisciplinary teams to address company-wide hardware test needs and will contribute to test-system architecture, interpretation of test results, and design-for-test planning from early product-development stages. The engineer is a core member of the technical team and will present engineering design-review materials to customers and the executive team, and participate in proposal writing. The position also includes managing laboratory equipment and helping guide equipment-purchasing decisions. U.S. citizenship or another qualifying status under the stated U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations is required, or the applicant must be eligible to obtain required authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
At least 5 years of experience with a bachelor's degree, or 4 years of experience with a master's degree.
Industry experience designing, analyzing, and implementing RF test systems.
High proficiency with RF measurements, including linearity, NSD, and EVM.
Experience designing and developing test architectures, including scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement-abstraction layers.
Proficiency with statistics and metrology as applied to RF test design.
Hands-on experience with laboratory instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee as defined in the posting, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity or hands-on experience with phased-array testing.
Programming or scripting experience with Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or similar languages.
Understanding of RF and mixed-signal hardware, such as amplifiers, filters, ADCs/DACs, and antennas, and its effects on test design.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with design and test engineering teams to develop test requirements.
Map requirements to reusable test architectures and procedures.
Design, analyze, and implement engineering test plans and procedures.
Architect RF test systems and draw conclusions from test results.
Participate in design-for-test planning and reviews from early stages of RF product development.
Log and present test results to key stakeholders.
Manage laboratory facilities and equipment.
Help guide key equipment purchasing decisions.
Present engineering design-review materials to customers and the executive team.
Participate in proposal-writing efforts.