RF Antenna Engineer
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Job Location:
Long Beach, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120540 - 209520
Posted on:
10 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
At Vast our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. Vast is developing next-generation space stations to ensure a continuous human presence in space for America and its allies enabling advanced microgravity research and manufacturing and unlocking a new space economy for government corporate and private customers. Using an incremental hardware-rich and low-cost approach Vast is rapidly developing its multi-module Haven Station. Haven Demos 2025 success made Vast the only operational commercial space station company to fly and operate its own spacecraft. Next Haven-1 is expected to become the worlds first commercial space station when it launches followed by additional Haven modules to enable permanent human presence by 2030. Our team is all-in 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 an RF Antenna Engineer reporting to the Director RF Engineeringto support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.
This will be a full-timeexempt position located in ourLong Beachlocation.
Responsibilities:
- Develop RF Antenna telemetry and tracking systems for the next generation of crewed space stations including hardware software and operations for space station tracking mission data payload data and communications with visiting vehicles.
- Design and test RF antenna hardware in VHF through Ka-band - from concept to production.
- Perform architecture trade studies requirements definition component design and manage development for various radios and/or laser systems (S-band X-band K-Band infrared/optical TDRS C2V2 etc.)
- Design model and EM simulation of complex RF hardware (antenna filters passives)
- Fabricate and characterize prototypes of antennas passives and RF front ends.
- Design of advanced antenna and feed systems for on-orbit spacecraft and ground systems.
- Full life-cycle ownership for related systems including development testing integration operations and maintenance for related hardware (interfaces modems radios antennas etc.)
- Provide technical direction relating to RF systems and set top-level requirements to hardware agile development teams integration and test personnel.
- Partner with manufacturing/integration engineers to develop work instructions and installation procedures for integrating and testing RF hardware.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or similar
- 3 years of experience with RF design analysis and/or unit level testing (significant academic projects internships and traditional professional experience all qualify)
- Experience with the design and integration of RF Antenna systems consisting of radio transmitters antennas receivers LNAs PAs couplers filters etc.
- Experience with simulation tools such as SPICE ADS CST HFSS etc.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers VNAs Power Meters Cable Analyzers SDRs etc.
- Experience with electrical schematic capture software (Altium Orcad or similar).
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- Masters degree in electrical engineering or similar
- Proficiency in working with GNU Radio and software-defined radios (SDRs)
- Knowledge of space radiation effects on RF electronics and antennas
- Prior experience with vehicle electrical bonding requirements
- Good grasp of electronics and RF theory and hands-on experience with electronics hardware including both analog and digital
- Familiarity with antenna measurement techniques and tools such as anechoic/reverb chambers near field EM measurements
- Experience with software programming: Matlab LabVIEW Python C/C JS etc.
- Experience with full-lifecycle product development
- Experience with designing electronics for spaceflight environment verifying workmanship and operability through environmental test (random vibration shock thermal burn-in and TVAC)
- Knowledge of RF demodulation decommutation FEC and CRC decoding IRIG or CCSDS decoding techniques Best-Source Selecting for use in RF receiving front-end systems
- Analyze in-the-field operational RF performance data of RF antenna products and investigate methods to improve performance and debug issues.
Additional Requirements:
- Willingness to work overtime or weekends to support critical mission milestones.
Pay Range:
- RF Antenna Engineer II: $120540 - $171108
- Senior RF Antenna Engineer: $147600-$209520
Pay Range: California
$120540 - $209520 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
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About Company
Vast is developing humanity’s most capable space stations, pioneering the next giant leap toward long-term living and thriving in space.
