Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

Job Title: Senior Satellite Systems Engineer

Request: Full time

Full time Salary - $120-180k range

Remote or onsite: Onsite

Location: Germantown, MD

Interview Process: 2 (initial screen and panel interview)

Responsibilities:

• Review internal or external requirements for satellite systems; refine or generate appropriate system-level requirements

• Analyze, model, and simulate candidate designs.

• Develop system level algorithms such as for power control, timing and frequency synchronization.

• Write and review specifications, design documents, reports and presentations

• Analyze system requirements and develop system architectures for RF and baseband subsystems.

• Develop subsystem requirements, specifications and technical evaluations

• Conduct link budgets analyses, block and signal level analyses, and, trade off studies

• Analyze RF performance and conduct simulations and measurements to determine signal integrity, crosstalk, coupling, noise, insertion loss, return loss.

• Develop algorithms for calibration of antenna subsystems in fixed and mobile user terminal installations

• Develop constellation modeling and analyses for LEO/MEO/GEO satellite systems and conduct analyses against regulatory masks.

• Document detailed designs and present them internally and to external customers

Requirements:

• BSEE in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal analyses and RF/microwave engineering

• 15+ years expertise in communications systems theory and analysis including link budgets, signal propagation, phase noise, EVM, non-linear effects, etc.

• 5+ experience using analytical skills and modeling skills for performance in LEO/MEO/GEO systems (LEO is a plus).

Preferred Qualifications:

• MSEE in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal analyses and RF/microwave engineering

• Ph.D. in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal analyses and RF/microwave engineering

• Familiarity with 5G NR-NTN standards.

• Knowledge of satellite system architectures (LEO, GEO, MEO).

• Ability to develop a variety of simulation models of satellite communications systems, including determining system capacity, error rate performance, queuing, traffic management, etc.

• Ability to create and use detailed link budgets

• Excellent communications skills: ability to write technical specifications and reports clearly and concisely; ability to present ideas and results effectively

• Skill in using a variety of simulation and modeling tools and programming languages

• Familiarity with ITU-R and FCC regulations as they apply to satellites and ground equipment

• Familiarity with DVB-S2X and other wireless standards in the terrestrial and satellite realm

• Awareness of GRASP and antenna performance parameters