Principal RF Antenna Engineer

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$110k–$170k

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K2 Space Principal RF Antenna Engineer responsible for test and measurement of RF and microwave electronics for high-power satellites. Develop RF test infrastructure and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to prototype and refine designs for satellite communications.

Responsibilities

Lead research, design, and procurement of antenna measurement assets such as anechoic chambers and near field scanners
Qualify radiofrequency and antenna hardware through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing
Assist with design and validation testing for radiofrequency and microwave hardware from UHF 200 MHz through Ka band 30 GHz, including phased array antennas, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, high speed converters, and other RF electronic components
Execute development and production tests to meet internal and external customer needs
Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to integrate your designs into the spacecraft system

Qualification

Bachelor’s degree in computer2+ years of experience in microwaveExperience with RF systems testing

Required

Bachelor’s degree in computer, electrical, aerospace engineering, or other relevant science, technology, or mathematics discipline
2+ years of experience in microwave, RF, or antenna engineering
Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, etc.
Experience with anechoic chambers and antenna measurement assets such as near field scanners
Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere

Preferred

Experience with environmental testing for space electronics such as thermal, vibration, TVAC, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per standards such as SMC-S-016
Experience with RF systems testing, including antenna characterization and insertion loss tests
Experience with antenna and electromagnetic modeling and analysis software tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS and Altair FEKO
Experience with software defined radio hardware development including high speed RF data converters (digital to analog and analog to digital converters), clock trees, and data converter interfaces

Benefits

Dental
Vision
PTO
Equity/RSU
Parental Leave
Life Insurance

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K2 Space

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