RF Engineering, Principal/Staff

Salary: $150,000- $175,000

York Space Systems was founded to radically improve spacecraft affordability and reliability, transforming, and enabling next-generation space mission operations worldwide. Today, York is one of the most innovative aerospace companies, specializing in end-to-end customer solutions and the rapid production of spacecraft platforms. York’s complete Space Segment Solution includes spacecraft production, payload integration, system integration & test, launch services, ground segment services, and mission operations, enabling customers to leverage York’s existing technology solutions to get to orbit rapidly and responsively. We’re looking to expand our team across the board.
York Space Systems is looking for a talented RF Engineering Principal/Staff with a high level of technical expertise to work closely with our technology partners and regulatory agencies for detailed reviews of link budgets, coverage capabilities, and target satellite capabilities. The ideal candidate looks for opportunities to improve the space link efficiency through system design. As an RF engineer at York, they will liaise between Product Development, Operations, Suppliers, and Engineering, providing high-level definition of requirements for new product development. 

This is a technical lead position and is not a management position.
 RESPONSIBILITIES

• Architect RF system designs for the York communication systems with components to build out transmitters and receivers. 
• Perform RF analysis to define vendor requirements for communication system hardware. 
• Ensure compliance with challenging applicable regulations and program requirements to balance with technical requirements and best design practices. 
• Determine project specifications by studying product design, customer requirements, and performance standards. 
• Completing technical studies and prepare cost estimates. 
• Confirm and verify product performance by designing tests. 
• Maintain project schedule by monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, and resolving problems. 
• Manage action as required to incorporate applicable changes to provide benefits in accordance with departmental objectives and management directive. 
• Organize and prioritize tasks across different programs and projects. 
• Work across a diverse team of internal and external stakeholders to achieve mission objectives. 
• Communicate with the customer at regular tag-ups and in formal reviews.
• Support proposal work, estimate data throughputs, and support trades (cost/schedule/performance) at various level of proposal maturities. 
• Collaborate with vendors, become familiar with potential vendor capabilities
• Coordinate lab testing
• Support FCC / NTIA / ITU coordination and become familiar with regulatory framework. 

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, RF Engineering, or Wireless Communications related disciplines
• 12+ years of industry experience in RF Systems design & analysis, preferably for spacecraft applications
• Ability and willingness to share knowledge, skills, and experience in a coaching environment. 
• Understand space-to-ground and space-to-space communications architectures, with a firm understanding of analog (antenna, amplifiers, filters, etc.) and digital (SDR, modulation, coding) domains. 
• Familiarity with commonly used satellite modulation and coding standards, (CCSDS, DVBS2, etc.) and potential future standards (IoT, 5G NTN). 
• Systems engineering experience within the space industry. 
• Knowledgeable background in spacecraft electronics. 
• Ability to perform under deadline: accountable and self-driven. 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
• Organized and a decent multitasker across multiple projects.
• Detail-orientated and data- driven. 
• Motivated, goal orientated, and persistent. 
• May require some travel to support testing and launch. 

York Space Systems provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, military or protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Must have permanent authorization to work in the United States. This policy applies to all terms and conditions or employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. YORK SPACE SYSTEMS IS AN EEO EMPLOYER.