Principal RF Test Engineer

Job details

  • Location: Austin, TX, USA
  • Job type: Permanent
  • Job sector: Engineering
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Published: 25 July 2024

Principal RF Test Engineer (NewSpace)
Location:
Austin, TX
Package: Competitive Salary + Stock + Health + Dental + Vision + HSA + Life and Retirement Plans

Are you a Principal RF Test Engineer looking to join a rapidly growing company, building state-of-the-art communication systems, where you will be one of the go-to engineers for the RF test division?

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on some of the most advanced equipment and technologies, showcasing your skillset while receiving technical development and leading projects.

Our client takes pride in their dynamic and cross-functional work environment, which allows them to learn, develop, and engage across their organization. If you are looking for hands-on, interactive, and autonomous work, this is the place for you.

This company is rapidly growing and a well-backed NewSpace sector company, developing new state-of-the-art communication systems for space and airborne platforms.

This position would suit a senior level RF Test Engineer with a strong background in RF measurements and test systems design, looking for a leading role.

The Role:
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Responsible for the design, analysis, and implementation of engineering test plans and procedures.
*Collaborate with design and test engineering teams to develop test requirements and map requirements to reusable test architectures and procedures.
*Implement test plans and procedures, and log and present results to key stakeholders.
*Architect RF test systems and draw insightful conclusions from test results.
*Participate in proposal-writing efforts.

The Person:
*Degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
* Industry or university research experience in design, analysis, and implementation of RF test systems.
*High proficiency with RF measurements (Linearity, NSD, EVM, etc.).
*Experience in test architecture design and development including scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement abstraction layers.
*Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, source measurement units, RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and vector signal analyzers.

This is an exciting position to join an innovative organization working on some of the most cutting-edge technologies in the NewSpace sector.

If you would like to know more, please click to apply or email jake.payne@newspacetechnical.com