# Systems Engineer, SATCOM and RF Connectivity

The Systems Engineer, SATCOM and RF Connectivity performs system-level engineering across the lifecycle of the company's satellite communications and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) products, with a primary technical focus on satellite communications and the end-to-end RF signal chain. Core responsibilities include requirements definition and verification, system and sub-system design and analysis, use-case development, and interface definition spanning the aircraft terminal, antenna, modem, and connecting space and ground segments. The role serves as a senior technical authority and the principal point of reference, both internally and externally, including customers, managed service providers, and service providers. The Senior Systems Engineer is also responsible for the preparation, maintenance, and configuration control of associated technical documentation. Responsibilities Translate customer and business needs into verifiable system, subsystem, and equipment requirements, and maintain traceability across all requirement levels Develop and maintain system architectures, requirements, use cases, and interfaces for SATCOM and In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) solutions across GEO, MEO,

- **Id**: 855475
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/rave-senior-systems-engineer-satcom-and-rf-connectivity>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Brea, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-06-30T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-06-30
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-15T00:36:10Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 138
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5350
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Satellite Communications, Military Satellites, Commercial Aviation

## Company

- **Id**: 689725
- **Name**: RAVE Aerospace
- **Domain**: rave.aero
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/rave-6>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workable

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 4
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 112000
- **Max**: 170000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 170000

## Technologies

- **AutoCAD** — Optional: no
- **Cameo Systems Modeler** — Optional: no
- **DO-160** — Optional: no
- **DO-178C** — Optional: no
- **DO-254** — Optional: no
- **MBSE** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 137

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-13T06:26:29Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 5; Filings 12m: 5

## Liveness

- **Score**: 6
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.221
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 137
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-14T05:58:10Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 170000
- **Is top pay**: no

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