Principal RF Test Engineer I

About the role

CesiumAstro is seeking a Principal RF Test Engineer I to join our dynamic and cross-functional team. This role involves designing, analyzing, and implementing engineering test plans and procedures, collaborating with design and test engineering teams, and working closely with multi-disciplinary teams to address company-wide hardware test needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement RF test plans and procedures
• Log and present test results to key stakeholders
• Manage lab and equipment, guide equipment purchase decisions
• Architect RF test systems, draw insights from test results, participate in “design for test” planning
• Present engineering design review materials to customers and executive team
• Participate in proposal writing

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science (BS) or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution
• Minimum of 9 years of industry or university research experience in design, analysis, and implementation of RF test systems
• High proficiency with RF measurements, test architecture design and development, scripting, test executives, hardware, and measurement abstraction layers
• Proficient in conducting RF measurements, including S-parameters, AM/PM, compression, noise figure, harmonics/spurious emission, phase noise, switching speed, bit error rate, adjacent channel power, and group delay
• Hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, multimeters, electronic loads, source measurement units, RF signal generators, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and vector signal analyzers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity or hands-on experience with phased array over the air range testing, including phase/amplitude calibration, EIRP, G/T, axial ratio, scan loss and pattern cuts
• Programming or scripting experience (Python, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.)
• Understanding of RF and mixed-signal hardware (e.g. amplifiers, filters, ADCs/DACs, antennas) and its effects on test design

Benefits

$158,000 - $189,000 a year
Full-time employment offers include company stock options and a generous benefits package featuring health, dental, vision, HSA, FSA, life and retirement plans.

Schedule

Full-time