Wireless Communications Engineer

Amentum•Houston, TX

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Amentum, working with Barrios and NASA, is hiring a Wireless Communications Engineer to support the Communication and Tracking Sub-System Analysis Team for the ISS, Orion, Moon Base, and Exploration Programs. The role supports integration efforts for NASA programs focused on returning to the Moon and broader deep-space exploration. The engineer will assess RF communications performance, review communication protocols and subsystem documentation, contribute to design and requirements reviews, and serve as a technical point of contact supporting the NASA RF communications subsystem manager. This is an on-location position with situational telework only.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, typically with 2–5 years of experience in the field or a related area.
Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school.
College-level RF Communications coursework, such as digital communications, DSP, microwave, satellite communications, or estimation and detection theory.
Strong analytical skills in RF communications.
Strong knowledge of communication systems, including digital modulation and demodulation, encoding and decoding, spread-spectrum signals, signal detection, data formatting, and packetizing.
Excellent communication and organizational skills and ability to work in a team environment.
Must be a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident for at least three years and successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation.
Ability to work on location; telework is limited to situational use.
Regular attendance in accordance with the established work schedule; ability to work outside the normal schedule and adjust schedules to meet peak periods and surge requirements.
Professional behavior that supports productivity, teamwork, and cooperation; appropriate grooming and dress that do not pose a safety risk.
Work may involve sitting or standing for extended periods (90% of the time) and lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds (5% of the time).

Nice To Haves

Experience with spectrum management, including the NTIA spectrum approval process, spectrum request reviews, spectrum sharing, and interference analysis.
Experience with NASA processes.
Knowledge of antennas, RF propagation, and network-layer protocols.
Familiarity with CCSDS communication standards.
Knowledge of pseudo-noise ranging, forward error correction such as LDPC, radiometric range and range-rate calculations, and orbital dynamics.
Programming experience in C/C++ and Python.

Responsibilities

Serve as an RF Communications Systems Engineer for the Communication and Tracking Sub-System Analysis Team supporting ISS, Orion, Moon Base, and Exploration Programs.
Review link and network-layer protocols implemented on communication systems based on CCSDS recommendations.
Determine RF communication link performance and create link budgets using analytical methods, analysis, and simulations.
Participate in and contribute to Systems Requirements Reviews, Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews, and Technical Interchange Meetings.
Perform RF interference and compatibility analysis, Power Flux Density analysis, and spectral analysis for space-based communication systems using MATLAB, Simulink, and Excel.
Review RF communication subsystem-level Interface Requirements Documents, Verification Requirements, Interface Control Documents, and component-level requirements for transponders, transceivers, and baseband processors.
Assist and support the NASA RF communication subsystem manager with reviews and meetings and serve as the technical point of contact.
Represent Johnson Space Center and interface with other NASA centers, federal agencies, and commercial partners.
Perform other duties as required.