RF Systems Engineer

Job description

As an RF Systems Engineer, your core responsibility will be to own top-level RF system architecture for all radio communications, ranging, and positioning systems at Impulse. You will define the roadmap for future radio programs, drive cross-team alignment, and maintain documentation of link budgets and mission-specific hardware. You will work with RF engineers, Avionics engineers, mechanical engineers, and others to meet communication system needs across a wide range of capabilities and missions. You’ll work with uplink and downlink radios up to 32GHz, GNSS receivers, ranging radios, desense, coexistence, and antennas. Coordinate RF system development to ensure alignment across mechanical, thermal, electrical RF, software, manufacturing, and supply chain Lead system-level trades involving transmitters, receivers, antennas, RF mechanical, power, thermal, reliability, and manufacturing Provide updates to engineering leadership on progress, risks, trade studies, and development timelines Own the technical roadmap, including technical progress and timelines, for Impulse’s future RF systems Work with business development to translate customer and mission needs into RF system requirements, architectures, and interfaces Maintain organization of RF system components, interfaces, and link budgets across Impulse’s portfolio of customers and missions Interface with avionics engineers to define digital and power interfaces for RF devices Work with regulatory team to develop compliant RF systems and license Impulse’s designs Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field 2+ years professional experience with direct ownership of RF communication components or systems Experience in development of RF link budgets including antenna patterns, atmospheric modeling, link availability, and RF transmitter and receiver characteristics Demonstrated ability in system architecture design for a high-reliability application Proficiency in common RF lab equipment such as spectrum analyzers and VNAs Familiarity with EM concepts of RF transmitters, RF receivers, antennas, and transmission lines Experience designing for and proving compliance with spectral emissions masks or similar regulatory requirements