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Job ID 2021-2034
# of Openings 1
Job Locations US-MD-Gaithersburg
Overview
Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., is recruiting for a full-time Senior Satellite Systems Engineer in Gaithersburg MD.
If you have additional questions not answered by the information contained within this posting, please contact our team directly at StaffingPros@vets-inc.com.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will enjoy a rich and fulfilling career with a variety of responsibilities ranging across the entire life cycle, including: initial conceptual system design; analysis, simulation, and specification; implementation; integration and test; performance monitoring; and end-of-life transition to the next system. We are looking for someone with broad experience to work on our next generation LEO/MEO/GEO satellite communication systems, and a willingness to do even more.
Review internal or external requirements for satellite systems; refine or generate appropriate system-level requirements
Analyze, model, and simulate candidate designs: What is the capacity of a system? Resistance to interference, noise, and other degradations?
Develop system level algorithms such as for power control, timing and frequency synchronization
Write and review specifications, design documents, reports and presentations
Analyze system requirements and develop system architectures for RF and baseband subsystems
Develop subsystem requirements, specifications and technical evaluations
Conduct link budgets analyses, block and signal level analyses, and, trade off studies
Analyze RF performance and conduct simulations and measurements to determine signal integrity, cross-talk, coupling, noise, insertion loss, return loss
Develop algorithms for calibration of antenna subsystems in fixed and mobile user terminal installations
Develop constellation modeling and analyses for LEO/MEO/GEO satellite systems and conduct analyses against regulatory masks
Document detailed designs and present them internally and to external customers
Qualifications
MSEE in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal analyses and RF/microwave engineering
8+ years expertise in communications systems theory and analysis including link budgets, signal propagation, phase noise, EVM, non-linear effects, etc.
5+ years of experience with microwave circuit design in industry
Strong analytical skills and modeling skills for RF performance in LEO/MEO/GEO systems
Preferred Qualifications
Ph.D in electrical engineering with emphasis on signal analyses and RF/microwave engineeringKnowledge of satellite system architectures (GEO, LEO, MEO and others)
Ability to develop a variety of simulation models of satellite communications systems, including determining system capacity, error rate performance, queuing, traffic management, etc.
Ability to create and use detailed link budgets
Excellent communications skills: ability to write technical specifications and reports clearly and concisely; ability to present ideas and results effectively
Skill in using a variety of simulation and modeling tools and programming languages
Familiarity with ITU-R and FCC regulations as they apply to satellites and ground equipment
Familiarity with DVB-S2X and other wireless standards in the terrestrial and satellite realm
Awareness of GRASP and antenna performance parameters
