About This Role
Working with a passionate and diverse team, this Wireless Communications Engineer role contributes to human space exploration and understanding the origins of the universe. The position involves envisioning, shaping, and delivering systems that enable space exploration while benefiting people on Earth.
Responsibilities
- Serve as an RF Communications Systems Engineer for the Communication and Tracking Sub-System Analysis Team for ISS, Orion, Moon Base and Exploration Programs, a critical integration effort of the NASA Program which will return to the Moon
- Review Link and network layer protocols implemented on communication systems based on CCSDS recommendations
- Determine the performance of Radio Frequency (RF) communication links and create link budgets using analytical methods, analysis and simulations
- Actively participate and contribute to Systems Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary & Critical Design Reviews, and Technical Interchange Meetings
- Perform RF interference & compatibility analysis, Power Flux Density analysis, Spectral analysis for space-based communication systems using Matlab, Simulink and Excel
- Review Radio Frequency communication subsystem level Interface Requirements Documents (IRD), Verification Requirements (VRs), Interface Control Documents (ICDs) and component level requirements (Transponders, Transceivers, baseband processors)
- Assist and support NASA RF communication sub system manager with reviews, meetings and be the technical Point of Contact
- Represent JSC and interface with other NASA centers, federal agencies and commercial partners
- Other duties as required
Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in Engineering and may be expected to have a related master's or higher degree and normally possess 15+ years of related experience
- BS or a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from an accredited engineering school
- Completed college level RF Communications coursework such as Digital communications, DSP, Microwave, satellite communications, Estimation and Detection theory, etc.
- Strong analytical skills in RF communications
- Strong knowledge of communication systems such as digital modulation, demodulation, encoding/decoding, spread spectrum signals, signal detection, data formatting and packetizing
- Excellent communication and organizational skills along with the ability to work in a team environment
- U.S. Citizen or a Permanent Resident (3 years)
- Successfully complete a U.S. government background investigation
Nice to have:
- Experience with Spectrum (frequency) management including NTIA spectrum approval process, review of spectrum requests, spectrum sharing and interference analysis
