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 stations.
This will be aย full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:ย
- Comprehensive ownership of one or more Vast-designed or COTS radio products from production to mission
- Attain technical proficiency with your component(s) and function as the technical authority on its operation
- Manage and the product development timeline in the context of theย project schedule
- Maintain relationships with vendors and hold them accountable for product requirements, deliveries, and schedule
- Define test plans and procedures for acceptance and qualification testing
- Define checkout tests to validate proper operation during and after integration onto the space station
- Define how the components will be used during the mission
- Identify technical issues during development and drive them to resolution
- Guide your component through manufacture, acceptance testing, and qualification testing
Minimum Qualifications:
- ย Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or other relevant engineering or science discipline
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Strong understanding of the theory and usage of standard radio test equipment
- Strong background in radio and electronics test and debug
- Strong understanding of digital modulation formats such as BPSK, QPSK, QAM
- Proficiency writing and maintaining RF link budgets
- Understanding of the basic concepts of forward error correction (FEC) codes
- Familiarity with key receiver specifications including noise figure, sensitivity, and bit error rate
- Experience with aerospace acceptance and qualification test practices
- RF system and circuit design software such as Matlab and Keysight ADS
- Familiarity with RF block lineup design and cascaded noise/linearity analysis
- Familiarity with RF power amplifiers and standard figures of merit such as Psat, P1dB, OIP3, ACLR, and PAE
- Strong understanding of S-parameters
- Understanding of Smith Charts and impedance matching networks
Additional Requirements:
- Electromagnetic simulation software such as HFSS
- Understanding of the OSI networking model
Pay Range:ย
- RF Engineer Level II: $120,540 - $171,100
- Senior RF Engineer: $147,600 - $209,520