RFElectrical Engineer
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About Lynk
Lynk is the inventor of satellite direct to device or D2D technology and has the worlds only commercial license from the FCC to operate a commercial D2D system. Today Lynk allows mobile network operators subscribers to send and receive text messages to and from space via standard unmodified mobile devices. Lynks service has been tested and proven on all seven continents has regulatory approvals in more than 30 countries and is currently being deployed commercially based on more than 40 MNO commercial service contracts covering approximately 50 countries.
Our technology will enable all 8 billion people on the planet to stay connected with the existing standard phone in their pocket. Everywhere. No matter what.
By joining Lynk you will have the opportunity to directly touch the lives of billions. Your mission will be to bring mobile broadband to billions pull hundreds of millions out of poverty and save countless lives.
Job Summary
As an RF/Electrical Engineer at Lynk you will be responsible for wearing many hats in the world of radio frequencies electronics hardware and software. You will be responsible for the analysis design implementation optimization and enhancement of our nanosatellite communications payload and ultimately the future constellation network. Some work products will include link budgets analyses system dimensioning for coverage and capacity including traffic analysis and simulation initial system design and dimensioning coverage planning frequency planning interference analysis and mitigation techniques. This engineer will also be responsible for supporting the iterative design and test of our nanosatellite payload hardware/electronics and software. This will include working with software defined radios singleboard computers FPGAs SoCs processors LNAs and filters you will also be involved in our payload antenna selection and design. While playing with all this hardware on a bench youll probably need to pick up a soldering gun use a spectrum analyzer assemble circuits on a breadboard and/or configure an RF channel simulator.
If you enjoy the challenge of wearing many hats and have a track record of creative thinking to solve unconventional problems then we look forward to meeting you!
Core Responsibilities
Because Lynk is a small company the RF/Electrical Engineer will be responsible for straddling engineering work in the domains of RF electrical mechanical and software engineering.
Support design of spacecraft payload hardware including singleboard computers SDRs FPGAs SoCs processors LNAs filters amplifiers etc. and software design and development.
Support selection and design of nanosatellite antenna technologies
Develop link budget analyses simulations traffic/capacity analysis RF system design and dimensioning coverage and frequency planning etc.
Support spacecraft payload integration testing delivery to launch and spacecraft bus partners/vendors.
Designing and planning payload testing configurations on the ground when testing payload communications performance both inlab and inorbit.
Interface with Systems Engineering team to inform constellation/network architecture and design based on RF communications payload performance.
Bench level mechatronics work including testing integration assembly programming and prototyping of electronics hardware and software.
Some softwarebased Systems Engineering analysis.
Supporting developing and maintaining technical documentation for payload design and development.
Must be able to work independently and in a team environment.
Qualifications
A Bachelors degree or better in RF or Electrical Engineering.
Experience working on projects developing space payload hardware and software preferably communications systems.
Handson experience with softwaredefined radios antennas FPGAs GPUs CPUs SoCs singleboard computers microcontrollers is highly desired.
Programming Proficiency in one or more programming languages is highly desired such as C C Python MATLAB etc.
Should have experience working with Linux based systems.
Familiarity with VHDL or Verilog and Altera or Xilinx FPGAs is desired.
Proficiency with electrical design software such as Altium is a plus.
Strong knowledge and understanding of RF air interfaces and their use of multiple access schemes such as TDMA FDMA OFDMA CDMA etc. is highly desired.
Handson experience with integrating hardware and software systems is desired.
Must be good with computers. Fluent in Linux Windows and Mac OSX very capable with Microsoft Office... Excel Project PowerPoint Word.
Handson experience with programming microcontrollers and SDRs is desired.
Knowledge of some communications/networking protocols for instance IP TCP/IP SNMP SDH/SONET Ethernet Carrier Grade Ethernet DSL SS7 ISDN Q2931 BISDN X.25 802.11 802.16 SIP TDMA FDMA CDMA LTE EDGE GPRS HSPA GSM etc.
Job Location
Washington DC area
Employment Type
Full-Time
