Compensation: $150,000-$230,000 with potential negotiation based on experience, education, geographic location, and other factors
Interview Process: Phone Interview, Final Onsite Interview
Key Responsibilities:
• Design and architect Ku-/Ka-band RF and antenna systems for SatCom terminals
• Develop and simulate various antenna apertures, including flat-panel and phased array types
• Use EM simulation tools (HFSS, CST, etc.) to optimize antenna designs and evaluate trade-offs
• Generate design documentation and support prototype fabrication and test activities
• Draft and execute test plans for RF and antenna modules (DVT campaigns)
• Set up and manage RF lab environments and test fixtures
• Automate test processes via scripting
• Produce detailed reports on antenna and RF performance
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software)
• Support prototype and production build-up, including transfer to manufacturing
• Design and optimize AESA antennas and components (e.g., radomes, polarizers)
• Apply cost-effective manufacturing technologies for scalable product delivery
Qualifications:
• Masters or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or Physics with antenna/EM wave theory research or similar
• 5+ years in SatCom antenna aperture and phased array development
• 5+ years in RF system and antenna architecture design
• Proficient in simulation tools like HFSS, CST
• Experienced in using RF test equipment (VNAs, signal generators, spectrum analyzers)
• Familiar with near-field and far-field antenna testing methods
• Knowledge of commercial microwave PCB materials and fabrication processes
• Background in designing low-cross-polarization metasurface radiators and polarizers
• Experience with AESA antennas for LEO user terminals strongly preferred
We are an equal opportunity employer and will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements.