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K2 Space Corporation · 4 weeks ago

Principal RF Antenna Engineer

Los Angeles

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$200K/yr - $270K/yr

8+ years exp

K2 Space Corporation is building the largest and highest-power satellites ever flown, aiming to unlock unprecedented performance levels across various orbits. The Principal RF Antenna Engineer will lead the testing and measurement of RF and microwave electronics for these advanced satellites, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to develop cutting-edge RF systems for space missions.

AerospaceMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingSpace Travel

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Lead research, design, and procurement of antenna elements

Qualify radiofrequency and antenna hardware through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum (TVAC)

Assist with design and validation testing for radiofrequency and microwave hardware from UHF through Ka band, including phased array antennas, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, high speed converters, and other RF electronic components

Execute development and production tests to meet internal and external customer needs

Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to integrate your designs into the spacecraft system

Qualification

Microwave engineeringRF engineeringAntenna designRF test equipmentEnvironmental testingAnechoic chambersFast-paced environmentCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer, electrical, aerospace engineering, or other relevant science, technology, or mathematics discipline

8+ years of experience in microwave, RF, or antenna engineering

Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, etc

Experience with anechoic chambers and antenna measurement assets such as near field scanners

Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere

Preferred

Master's or Ph.D. degree in a field related to antenna design and analysis

Experience with environmental testing for space electronics such as thermal, vibration, TVAC, radiation, and EMI/EMC testing per standards such as SMC-S-016

Experience with RF systems testing, including antenna characterization and insertion loss tests

Experience with antenna and electromagnetic modeling and analysis software tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS and Altair FEKO

Experience with software defined radio hardware development including high speed RF data converters (digital to analog and analog to digital converters), clock trees, and data converter interfaces