RF System Engineer

Team: Mission & Program Engineering

Location: Abu Dhabi

Commitment: Full time

Workplace Type: onsite

About This Role:

• System-Level RF Architecture & Design -Contribute to the definition of end-to-end RF system architecture and requirements, ensuring compatibility with mission constraints and performance goals.
• End-to-End Performance Analysis - Perform RF link budget analysis and system-level trade-offs to evaluate performance under various mission scenarios.
• RF inter-compatibility Analysis - Analysis to verify the absence of interference between new RF H/W and existing Platform RF subsystems.
• Requirements Engineering / Traceability - Support requirements definition, flow-down, and traceability from mission-level needs to RF subsystem specifications.
• Test Campaign Support - Support the execution of RF test campaigns with our AIT teams, including test planning, documentation, and reporting of verification results.
• Technical management of Payload development - provide technical oversight, direction, and leadership to RF Payloads developed by customers or suppliers.
• Cross-functional Communication - Act as a technical interface between the broader Engineering and AIT teams to ensure smooth integration and alignment with program objectives.

Must Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in RF Payload design or Satellite-level RF design.
• Experience with simulation tools for RF analysis. Use of Ansys HFSS preferred.
• Experience integrating and debugging RF H/W, using common RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators etc.
• Skilled at challenging customer needs and sizing RF missions (e.g., link budgets, noise figures).
• Possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• System-level thinking and approach to problem-solving.

Nice to Haves:

• Familiarity with design principles related to EMI shielding, grounding, and RF signal integrity.
• Knowledge of S-band, L-band and X-band frequency communications.
• Ability to develop scripts and low-level software, ie. using Python for debugging and test purposes.
• Expertise in RF sensing (SIGINT/ELINT) mission design for the commercial and/or defence market and/or in telecommunication RF missions (e.g., Direct to Device, Broadcast, PNT, IoT).
• Involvement in the full satellite lifecycle, from design, manufacture & test, to in-orbit operation.