Staff RF Engineer

CesiumAstro•Westminster, CO

3d•$158,000 - $189,000

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff RF Engineer to design board-level RF electronics and develop advanced RF hardware for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems. The role is responsible for RF circuits and systems throughout all phases of development, with work spanning phased-array communication systems, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased-array antennas. The engineer will take RF hardware from initial concept through requirements definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support. Design work includes creating block diagrams and schematics, PCB layout and routing, simulations, and test design. The role also presents engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team and participates in proposal writing. The position requires strong written and verbal communication skills. Applicants must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, or refugee, or be eligible to obtain the required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
8 years of industry experience in RF electronics design, analysis, testing, and troubleshooting.
Experience with professional simulation tools such as CST and ADS, and EDA tools such as Altium.
Hands-on experience with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Must meet applicable U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations eligibility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Experience with MATLAB or other programming languages.
Experience in aerospace electronics design, development, and qualification.
Knowledge of worst-case circuit analysis, failure mode and criticality analyses, and reliability analysis.
Experience with antenna design.
Knowledge of EMI/EMC design and mitigation techniques.

Responsibilities

Design and analyze RF circuits and systems through all phases of development.
Develop board-level RF schematics and PCB layouts.
Contribute to phased-array communication system design, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased-array antennas.
Carry RF hardware from concept through requirements definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support.
Create block diagrams, detailed schematics, PCB layouts and routing, simulations, and test designs.
Present engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team.
Participate in proposal-writing efforts.