Senior Rf Payload Formulation Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance
Rocketlab
Chantilly, VA, United States
On-site
Rf payload systems engineering
Satellite communications systems
Space-based radar systems
Lead RF payload engineering formulation supporting business development and new opportunity capture across communications, radar, and other sensing missions
Job Summary
Lead RF payload engineering formulation supporting business development and new opportunity capture across communications, radar, and other sensing missions.
Develop and maintain RF link budgets and performance analyses, payload requirements and verification strategies, and simulations for RF system performance.
Drive technical development of advanced payload concepts including radar systems, 5G NTN, broadband, tactical communications systems, and passive RF sensing.
Matching Summary
Lead RF payload engineering formulation supporting business development and new opportunity capture across communications, radar, and other sensing missions.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
RF payload systems engineering
Satellite communications systems
Space-based radar systems
RF link budget analysis
Payload requirements definition
Nice-to-have
Advanced payload concepts development
Resilient space architectures
5G Non-Terrestrial Networks
Signals intelligence
Payload-to-bus interface definition
Key Requirements
5+ years of aerospace or defense RF systems experience (Senior I)
8+ years of aerospace or defense RF systems experience (Senior II)
Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, or technical discipline