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Lead Antenna Engineer

Impulse Space
Redondo Beach, USA
Full-time
Senior Level
Onsite
USD 150000-200000 yearly
Discovered 1 months ago

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Responsibilities

  • Define antenna and feed network systems for low, medium, and high gain spacecraft antennas
  • Lead a team of all-star responsible engineers working on passive and active antenna designs ranging from LEO to deep space
  • Architect and implement engineering processes to streamline antenna development, verification, and successful production
  • Drive 1GHz – 30GHz antenna designs from initial analysis to prototype and complete characterization
  • Work closely with RF engineers and mechanical engineers to integrate antenna designs into RF front ends and vehicle structures
  • Optimize antenna designs for power handling, volume and mass constraints, and radiation and thermal environments present on orbit
  • Analyze real-world performance of antennas, debug antenna issues on completed vehicles, and investigate methods to improve vehicle radiated performance
  • Support RF and avionics teams by performing EM simulations of PCBs and other vehicle structures for desense analysis

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, science, or related field
  • 5+ years experience in research or development of antennas
  • Familiarity with 3D EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, COMSOL, or Cenos
  • Experience analyzing antenna systems in the lab (s-parameters, isolation, radiation patterns, propagation effects, etc)
  • Strong foundations in RF concepts such as impedance matching, s-parameters, microwave network analysis, and power handling

Preferred Skills And Experience

  • Master’s Degree or PhD in wireless communications, antenna engineering, or related area of study.
  • 2+ years of demonstrated experience working on lead roles on spacecraft or other high reliability antenna applications
  • Experience designing high gain, circularly polarized antennas
  • Experience doing RF system-level testing in the lab using equipment such as spectrum analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, and noise figure analyzers.
  • Experience designing antenna hardware for launch vehicles, satellites or spacecraft
  • System-level antenna design and placement experience for desense mitigation
  • Experience working closely with mechanical and vehicle engineers to integrate antenna designs with brackets and other vehicle hardware
  • Experience in a start-up or agile development environment
  • Familiarity with Earth station antenna systems

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