Job Description

Antenna Engineer (Automation)

Department: Avionics

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Redondo Beach

Compensation: $105,000 - $135,000 / year

As an Antenna Engineer (Automation), your core responsibility will be to drive characterization and verification of next-generation antenna products. You will design and own key performance indicators across a range of products and develop automated scripting and processes for collecting data. You will work with antenna engineers, RF engineers, test engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to meet needs across a wide range of antenna products. You will work on passive and active antennas for transmitters and receivers in bands ranging from 1GHz to 30GHz.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain antenna performance matrices (KPI frameworks) for passive and active antennas
• Implement scripts to control RF test equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, antenna pattern measurement infrastructure, power meters, power supplies, and other devices.
• Plan and execute verification campaigns to evaluate early prototype device performance against desired specifications.
• Analyze raw antenna pattern data to generate reports, detail compliance with internal and regulatory specs, and advise designers on improvement opportunities.
• Design and implement fixtures to evaluate design compatibility with other satellite subsystems and coexistence across RF systems.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related
• Experience writing scripts for wireless systems or hardware infrastructure testing
• Experience developing KPI frameworks for antenna, RF, or electrical products
• Proficient in testing and troubleshooting test setups and/or RF devices
• 2+ years experience writing Python, LabView, TILE, or other automation software
• Strong understanding of antenna parameters such as directivity, gain, efficiency, and axial ratio
• Experience writing and documenting procedures for use by other engineers and technicians
• Strong software debugging skills

Preferred Skills and Experience

• Experience in research or development of antennas
• Familiarity with 3D EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, COMSOL, or Cenos
• Experience analyzing antenna systems in the lab (s-parameters, isolation, radiation patterns, propagation effects, etc)
• Strong foundations in RF concepts such as impedance matching, s-parameters, microwave network analysis, and power handling
• Experience writing motor control software
• System-level antenna design and placement experience for desense mitigation
• Experience working closely with mechanical and vehicle engineers to integrate antenna designs with brackets and other vehicle hardware
• Experience in a start-up or agile development environment

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.