RF Test Engineer

What this role involves

Apex Space is seeking an RF Test Engineer to own system-level verification and performance testing of spacecraft communications hardware, focusing on S-band TT&C and X-band payload systems. The role involves developing RF test strategies, executing verification campaigns, and supporting spacecraft integration and environmental testing.

Skills this posting asks for

• rf test engineering
• s-band tt&c
• x-band payload
• vector signal analyzers
• spectrum analyzers
• signal generators
• noise figure analyzers
• python
• automated test scripts
• rf fundamentals
• modulation schemes
• link-level testing
• thermal vacuum testing
• emi/emc testing
• hardware bring-up
• integration
• debug
• antenna
• channel emulators

Requirements

• 5 years of experience
• Level: senior

From the employer’s posting

Spacecraft represent the most pressing unmet need across the entire aerospace industry. As more launch vehicles come online and the cost to orbit decreases, more companies launching payloads to space continue to emerge. For the first time in history, this influx of payload companies combined with…