Impulse Space

Senior Antenna Engineer

Redondo Beach, California, United States

$130-190k

Full Time

25 minutes ago

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Job description

As a Senior Antenna Engineer, your core responsibility will be to design antenna systems for spacecraft communication systems and GNSS receivers. You will work with RF engineers, avionics hardware engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to develop performant and maintainable solutions. You will own the antenna design lifecycle from initial design inception through prototype and characterization and supporting the design on orbit.

Responsibilities

Define antenna and feed network systems for spacecraft communications and navigation links
Drive 1GHz – 30GHz antenna designs from initial analysis to prototype, fabrication, complete characterization, and vehicle integration
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 projects by simulating RF front end microstrip components, antenna hats, and assemblies for desense evaluation
Own vehicle EMC/EMI testing characterization and specs

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related
5+ years experience in research or development of antennas >18GHz
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
Experience designing or executing test campaigns for antennas

Preferred Skills and Experience

8+ years experience in research or development of antennas
Prior work on EMI/EMC test campaigns
Experience working with electronically steerable antennas (ESAs) utilizing analog or digital beamforming
Experience designing high gain, circularly polarized antennas
Experience designing antenna hardware for launch vehicles, satellites or spacecraft
System-level antenna design and placement for desense and co-existence mitigation
Experience in a start-up or agile development environment

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.