Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide lowlatency highspeed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world.
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As an RF and Mixed Signal Design Engineer you will engage with an experienced crossdisciplinary team to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuipers interdisciplinary team and engage third party suppliers in order to drive key aspects of product definition and optimization. You must be responsive flexible and able to succeed within a collaborative and fastpaced environment.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national U.S. permanent resident (i.e. current Green Card holder) or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
As a member of the team you will be responsible for implementation of hardware for use in both space and ground systems.
In this role you will:
Work with EE team to design and deliver mixed signal subsystems.
Perform frequency planning using high speed ADC and DAC transceivers to accomplish mission objectives.
Work with RF system hardware modem and software teams to design and deliver mixed signal subsystems.
Have understanding of OSI protocol stack and familiarity with wideband modulation schemes such as QPSK QAM or OFDM.
Work with RF system power software mechanical engineering baseband and compliance teams to ensure solution integrates with overall system objectives.
Troubleshoot integrated hardware/software issues with modem and RF mixed signal frontend data converters.
A day in the life
As a Sr. Mixed signal RF Engineer you will work in a multidisciplinary environment to design and deliver hardware for space. This requires the ability to work from concept to production. Candidates must be comfortable to work in the lab to debug and verify their designs.
About the team
The RF Hardware and Systems team is full of talented engineers. They cover a wide range technical areas from power supplies high speed digital mixed signal and RF. So members of this team need to be comfortable in multiple domains.
Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline or 7 years of relevant equivalent experience
5 years of experience with mixed signal and RF design
3 years of experience board bring up and debugging in lab environment
3 years of experience using lab equipment including oscilloscopes logic analyzers and spectrum analyzers Signal Generators Network Analyzers
Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience
Knowledge of digital signal processing including quantization digital filter design etc.
Knowledge of integration between RF/analog and OFDMbased digital front end and modem
Experience designing testing and verifying and launching mass production products.
Excellent written communication skills.
Program in Linux to characterize and bring up the system.
Experience in RF test equipment automation.
Industry level experience with developing receiver circuit design mixers couplers filters and etc.
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