RF Systems Engineer Spacecraft Communications

If you love solving unconventional problems, enjoy variety in your day-to-day work, and thrive in a fast-moving, collaborative environment—this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

• Help design and refine spacecraft communications systems, including inter-satellite links and direct-to-ground radios
  

• Select radios, antennas, and RF components that meet system needs
  

• Define and support operations concepts for both spacecraft and ground stations
  

• Evaluate ground station options and configure setups that align with mission goals
  

• Build and test communications payloads both in the lab and in orbit
  

• Work with systems engineers to feed real-world performance into broader network design
  

• Run simulations, link budgets, traffic analysis, and RF system dimensioning
  

• Plan antenna layout and placement on spacecraft hardware
  

• Support integration, testing, and launch handover for comms systems
  

• Maintain clear documentation throughout the development cycle
  

What You Bring

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field
  

• Hands-on experience with radios, antennas, and SDRs (software-defined radios)
  

• Familiarity with space hardware projects or satellite systems is a big plus
  

• Programming skills in one or more of: Python, C++, C, MATLAB
  

• Experience working in Linux environments
  

• Comfortable with networking and comms protocols (e.g., CCSDS, TCP/IP, Ethernet)
  

• Bonus: experience with microcontrollers, hardware debugging, and RF lab tools
  

• A collaborative mindset, flexibility to pivot when needed, and the initiative to own your work from concept to deployment