Antenna Engineer (Starship)
Core
RF engineering for Starship vehicles, covering hardware product development of radios/antennas, comm system architecture, analysis, and verification for orbital and lunar missions.
Role type
Antenna Engineer (RF Systems)
Builds
Radios, antennas, and communication systems for Starship orbital vehicles and NASA Artemis HLS lunar missions.
Domain
Aerospace / RF Engineering / Microwave Circuits
Required skills
3D electromagnetic simulation, antenna design (VHF-Ka band), RF system analysis, test equipment operation, electrical schematic capture, Python/MATLAB/C++ programming, CAD for prototypes
Preferred skills
Electromagnetic theory, microwave circuits, near-field/far-field chamber design, RF circuit simulation (AWR/ADS), FEM/MoM/FDTD/PO methods
Technologies
HFSS, CST, Savant, Altium, Orcad, AWR, ADS, Genesys, Python, MATLAB, C/C++
Responsibilities
Design antennas for communications and sensors, build and characterize antenna/feed/front-end prototypes, develop measurement systems, analyze wireless systems, collaborate on RF manufacturing and mechanical integration
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level IC