Staff RF Engineer

CesiumAstro•El Segundo, CA

3d•$165,000 - $199,000

About The Position

CesiumAstro is seeking a Staff RF Engineer with experience in board-level RF electronics design to develop RF hardware for satellites, spacecraft, and aerospace systems. The role is responsible for RF circuits and systems throughout all phases of development, including board-level schematic design and PCB layout, as well as system-level communications concepts such as link budgets and modulation schemes. Work may involve phased-array communication systems, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased-array antennas. As a member of the hardware team, the engineer will take RF hardware designs from initial concept through requirements definition, part selection, detailed design, analysis, manufacturing, testing, qualification, and in-orbit support. Design tasks include creating block diagrams and detailed 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 efforts. Applicants must meet U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations: they must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee or refugee (protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
At least 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.
Meet the stated 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 RF hardware from initial 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.
Work on phased-array communication system components, including RF front ends, frequency converters and synthesizers, filters, beamformers, power dividers, and phased-array antennas.
Present engineering design review materials to customers and the executive team.
Participate in proposal-writing efforts.