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Impulse Space

RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA · On-site

$205K - $250K/yr

Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight. * Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams ...

Impulsespace

RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA · On-site

$205K - $250K/yr

Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight. * Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams ...

Impulse Space

RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA · On-site

Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight. * Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams ...

Impulse Space

RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA · On-site

$205K - $250K/yr

Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight. * Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams ...

Impulse Space

RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA · On-site

$205K - $250K/yr

Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight. * Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams ...

Vast

Senior RF Engineer

Long Beach, CA · On-site

$147K - $209K/yr

Vast is looking for a Senior RF Engineer , reporting to the Director of RF Engineering , to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of human-rated space ...

Array Labs

Senior RF Design Engineer

Redwood City, CA

$150K - $170K/yr

The RF hardware you develop will directly impact signal quality, sensitivity, output power ... Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner * High levels of self ...

Array Labs

Senior RF Design Engineer

Redwood City, CA

$150K - $170K/yr

The RF hardware you develop will directly impact signal quality, sensitivity, output power ... Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner * High levels of self ...

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

RF Design Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$100K - $150K/yr

THE OPPORTUNITY Silvus is seeking a RF Design Engineer who will report to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate ...

Motorola

RF Design Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$100K - $150K/yr

THE OPPORTUNITY Silvus is seeking a RF Design Engineer who will report to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate ...

Array Labs

Senior RF Design Engineer

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$150K - $170K/yr

The RF hardware you develop will directly impact signal quality, sensitivity, output power ... Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner * High levels of self ...

Motorola

RF Test Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$100K - $140K/yr

THE OPPORTUNITY Silvus is seeking a RF Test Engineer who will report to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate in ...

Koch Industries

Senior RF Engineer

Camarillo, CA · On-site

$120K - $180K/yr

As a Senior RF Design Engineer, you'll be the technical cornerstone of our RF product development ... ADC/DAC digital direct sampling and processing systems • FPGA accelerated computing platforms ...

Motorola Solutions, Inc.

RF Test Engineer

San Diego, CA · On-site

$100K - $140K/yr

THE OPPORTUNITY Silvus is seeking a RF Test Engineer who will report to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate in ...

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A Director RF (Radio Frequency) is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, and optimization of wireless networks. They lead teams of RF engineers to ensure high-performance network coverage, capacity, and quality. Their role involves strategic planning, spectrum management, and collaboration with vendors and regulatory bodies. Strong technical expertise and leadership skills are essential for success in this position.

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RF Software Manager

Redondo Beach, CA • On-site

Impulse Space
Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing • 51 - 200 employees
Learn more about Impulse Spaceexternal

$205K - $250K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement

Posted 20 days ago

Job description

RF Software Manager
Department: Software
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Compensation: $205,000 - $250,000 / year
Description
As the RF Software Manager at Impulse, you will lead the team responsible for the software and FPGA firmware that powers our spacecraft communication and GPS/GNSS receiver systems. You will own the development and delivery of these systems across missions ranging from low Earth orbit to deep-space operations.
You will provide both technical and people leadership to a team of embedded software, FPGA, and simulation engineers, working closely with the avionics, flight software, ground software, and GNC teams. You will guide RF and GPS/GNSS systems from architecture and hardware bring-up through integration, qualification, launch, and mission operations, ensuring they meet demanding performance, reliability, and mission requirements.
Responsibilities
  • Lead, manage, and grow a team of engineers responsible for spacecraft communication and GPS receiver systems.
  • Own the architecture, development, integration, verification, and delivery of RF communication and GPS receiver software, simulation, and FPGA logic.
  • Drive development and testing of interfaces between RF hardware, GPS receivers, flight computers, spacecraft flight software, and ground systems.
  • Establish software development, FPGA development, testing, code review, documentation, and release practices appropriate for flight-critical RF and navigation systems.
  • Direct and participate in design, code, and FPGA logic reviews, ensuring implementations are maintainable, testable, reliable, and ready for flight.
  • Partner with RF and avionics hardware teams during board bring-up, integration, troubleshooting, and qualification.
  • Develop team priorities, technical roadmaps, schedules, and staffing plans in coordination with program and engineering leadership.
  • Recruit, interview, and onboard engineers as the RF software organization grows.
  • Identify technical and programmatic risks early and drive them to resolution.
  • Support spacecraft integration, environmental testing, ground-station testing, launch, commissioning, and mission operations.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field
  • 7+ years of demonstrated experience in developing software for wireless systems in critical applications
  • 2+ years of demonstrated technical leadership, team leadership, or engineering management experience.
  • Demonstrated experience developing embedded software in C++.
  • Strong understanding of RF communication systems, including modulation, demodulation, signal processing, calibration, and RF system control.

Preferred Skills and Experience
  • Demonstrated Xilinx UltraScale+ board bring up and development experience
  • Strong understanding of the major blocks of RF signal modulation/demodulation
  • Familiarity in testing RF components such as PA's, PLL's, LNA's, and mixers
  • Demonstrated experience implementing or integrating baseband systems using BPSK, QPSK, and related digital modulation schemes.
  • Familiarity with GPS/GNSS receiver concepts such as signal acquisition and tracking.
  • Demonstrated experience writing software or firmware for a space environment (space link budgets, ground station integration, etc.)

Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Space's spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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