About the role
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As an RF Engineer you will be responsible for design, qualification, and procurement of active RF electronics (frequency converters, SSPAs, LNAs, PLLs, etc) in the RF front end of satellite payloads
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You will work closely with other mechanical, payload systems, electrical, and software engineers to achieve overall system requirements in your designs
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Design, simulate, implement, and measure active and passive RF sub-systems at microwave frequencies, including; SSPAs, LNAs, power amplifiers, up/down converters, oscillators, filters, etc
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Be responsible for hardware designs from requirements definition through manufacturing, bring-up, and qualification testing
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Integrate these systems into the spacecraft by working closely with the rest of the team
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Specify, procure, and integrate third party vendor hardware
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Assist in recruiting, interviewing, and hiring additional teammates to our rapidly-growing team
Benefits
- An equity stake in the company
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Unlimited vacation days
- Healthy, delicious, free lunch catered in every day
- Complementary OneMedical membership
- Great office chairs, stand-up desks, and a machine shop
- Reimbursement to spend on commuting from outside SF
- Generous, fully-paid parental leave
Qualifications
- Deep knowledge of fundamental RF concepts, such as RF circuit analysis, amplifier design, noise, linearity, radio architectures, etc
- Proven completion of product from concept to production
- BS in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent
- Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, Cadence, HFSS, etc)
- Experience with PCB design, layout and simulation (Altium or similar)
- 6+ years of experience
- Hands-on experience in designing, building, and testing RF hardware for microwave frequencies
- Passion for hardware development, including working in a fast-paced environment and hands-on design and development
- Experience developing communications satellite payloads
- Experience with designing high reliability electronics for harsh environments such as space or automotive
- Antennas and Electromagnetics propagation knowledge and background
- Experience designing SSPAs or implementing SSPA-based phased arrays
- Experience with system in package (SiP), multi-chip modules (MCM), packaged RF hybrids, etc
- Familiarity with Python or other scripting languages used for automating test instruments
- Experience with Software Defined Radios and associated skillset (mixed signal, high speed digital)
- MS or PhD in electrical engineering, physics, applied physics, or equivalent
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