Senior Manager RF Engineering
Senior Manager RF Engineering
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$ 160000 - 200000
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Job Description
At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations allowing longterm stays in space without the adverse effects of zerogravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven1 scheduled to be the worlds first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in May 2026. Our team is allin committed to executing our mission safely and on time.If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity come join us.
Vast is looking for a Senior Manager RF Engineering reporting to the Director RF Engineering to support the development of communication systems that will be required for artificialgravity humanrated space stations. This will be a fulltime exempt position located in our Long Beach location.
Responsibilities:
- Recruit and empower a diverse team of engineers to develop communication systems for crewed spacecraft.
- Guide the development of RF & communication systems requirements for Vasts applications
- Manage vendor and contractor relationships
- Ensure the RF team meets project deadlines and company objectives.
- Foster a strong interdisciplinary relationship with other teams that rely on the RF team to be successful
- Exemplify a culture of excellence extreme ownership and safety. Enable engineers to take responsibility for the system level impact of their work.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering computer engineering physics or related engineering discipline
- 7 years of experience working in an RF communications role
- 4 years of experience in engineering leadership
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Familiarity with space communication standards such as DVBS2 CCSDS C2V2
- Advanced degree in electrical engineering computer engineering physics or related engineering discipline
- Prior experience in an RF electronics or systems design role
- Experience with software development in Matlab Python etc
- Experience with digital communications and networking standards such as Ethernet UDP TCP/IP SPI I2C PCIe SGMII/RGMII
- Experience with acceptance and qualification test of space rated hardware and related standards such as SMCS016 GSFCSTD7000 MILSTD461
- Deep understanding of system design fault tolerance and engineering process needed to create highly reliable human rated spacecraft
- Strong sense of accountability and integrity with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to teach people of a multitude of education and industry backgrounds about RF & optical communication systems.
Pay Range:
- Senior Manager RF Engineering IV: $160000$200000
Salary Range: California
$160000 $200000 USD
U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS
The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls and therefore must either be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens U.S. nationals lawful permanent residents (green card holders) and asylees and refugees with such status granted not pending.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
