Staff Satellite RF Electrical Engineer

The Staff Avionics RF Electrical Engineer will participate in all aspects of the development and test of RF hardware for

E-Space satellite communications equipment. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience in RF electrical design including schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.

This position will report to the Director of Electrical Engineering and will work closely with various

engineering teams. The successful candidate will be based in our Saratoga, CA office.

What you’ll be doing:

• Own RF PCBA designs from clean sheet to flight.
• Develop PCBA requirements, architectures, and con-ops in collaboration with other engineering disciplines.
• Design of RF circuits including amplifiers, filters, high speed DACs/ADCs, path tuning, simulations, etc
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer.
• Circuit analysis and simulations including RF signal characteristics, power, tolerance, and reliability related.
• PCBA design verification testing, qualification testing, and system integration testing.
• Lead design reviews for inter-disciplinary audiences.
• Production manufacturing support as needed.

What you bring to this role:

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience in RF electrical circuit design, analysis, simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing.
• Design proficiency with LNAs, PAs, filtering, mixers, signal modulation, etc.
• Proficiency with schematic capture and layout of complex PCBs.
• Proficiency performing circuit simulation and analysis analyses in RF toolstools such as HFSS, ADS, SPICE, and Excel.
• Proficiency with electronic lab equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering iron, etc.
• Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment.

Bonus points for the following:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• Experience with antenna design and wireless RF links.
• Experience designing power, digital, and analog circuits.
• Experience designing for space environments including radiation impacts and mitigation.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer.
• FPGA design skills.
• C/C++ or Python skills Scripting skills in Python, Tcl, etc

Additional Requirements

This is a fast-paced, high-impact environment - flexibility to occasionally work extended hours or weekends during critical periods is expected.