Jobs · Engineering · Washington

Senior Antenna & RF Hardware Engineer

Hubble Network · Seattle, WA · 3 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$101k–$177k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections with real specific content. Need to extract content from posting. We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate, EEO, etc. Keep substantive info. We need to decide sections. Let's parse posting: Intro about Hubble Network: description of company, mission. Could be "About the role" maybe? Actually "About the role" is typical heading for description of role. The posting includes description of role responsibilities etc. We can treat "About the role" as a paragraph summarizing role. Then "Responsibilities": list of duties: lead design of phased-array antennas and RF receive chains; define array architecture; perform EM simulation; own schematic design and PCB layout; execute antenna and RF characterization campaigns; accountable for performance budgets; involved in all aspects of hardware product from definition, development, implementation, testing and production; work with cross-functional groups on hardware-software integration and test, verify, and document the flight payload. "Requirements" maybe "Basic Qualifications": list of qualifications: Bachelor's (Master's preferred) in EE, CE, or related; 10+ years professional experience in antenna and RF design, including multiple antenna designs carried personally from concept through fabricated and characterized hardware; Demonstrated phased-array antenna design experience, including ownership of array and element spacing, embedded element pattern behavior, mutual coupling and active reflection coefficient, grating lobe and scan volume trades, and array calibration. Single-element antenna design experience alone is not sufficient; Expertise with full-wave EM solver; Direct experience with antenna measurement and characterization; Strong understanding of RF design principles; Demonstrated receiver front-end design experience for sensitivity-limited systems; Experience with LO generation and distribution; Hands-on RF bring-up, tuning, debug, and test experience; Expertise in PCB design and layout of high-frequency RF circuits in Altium Designer; Proficiency with Python or MATLAB; Strong technical writing ability; Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; Ability and willingness to thrive in fast-paced environment. "Qualifications" maybe "Strongly Desired": list of desired: Experience planning or supporting EMI/EMC test campaigns; Experience in design of antennas and RF systems for space or aerospace applications including material selection and outgassing, thermal cycling and radiation effects; Working knowledge of NASA and MIL-spec requirements; Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design and compliance; Familiarity with radio regulatory compliance; Familiarity with digital beamforming architectures; Experience with wireless IoT network protocols such as BLE and Zigbee; Experience mentoring junior engineers or serving as technical lead. "Skills": maybe combine some of the above? But we can keep separate sections: Requirements (basic qualifications) and Qualifications (strongly desired). Or we could treat "Skills" as technical skills list. "Benefits": list: Comprehensive Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, & HSA options; Unlimited PTO; Commuter Benefits (if working from HQ); Learning & Development Allowance; Health & Wellness Stipend; Sabbatical Program; Cutting-Edge Space Tech – Work on state-of-the-art satellite system. "Pay": Salary: $101,000-177,000 (commensurate with experience). The instruction says: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them. It does state salary range, so we can include Pay section. However they also say avoid filler like "commensurate with experience" maybe considered filler? It says: never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text (e.g. "commensurate with experience", "not specified", "N/A", "varies", "TBD"). So we should not include that phrase if it's just filler. But the salary range is given; we can present as "$101,000–$177,000". The phrase "commensurate with experience" is filler; we should omit it. So Pay section:

$101,000–$177,000

. "Schedule": The posting says: This is a HYBRID, FULL-TIME position based in Seattle, WA. So schedule: Hybrid, Full-time. That's specific. So we can include Schedule section with that info. "About the role": Could be a paragraph summarizing role: Senior Antenna & RF Hardware Engineer to lead design of phased-array antennas and RF receive chains deployed on Hubble's satellite payloads. Also mention company mission maybe. We'll include that. We must not repeat job title as heading. So we won't have heading "Senior Antenna & RF Hardware Engineer". We'll just have sections. We need to output only HTML fragment, no /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

  • ...
  • ...

Requirements

  • ...
  • ...

Qualifications

  • ...
  • ...

Skills

Maybe we can combine some skills like proficiency with Python/MATLAB, Altium Designer, etc. But many are already in Requirements. Could omit Skills if redundant. But we need to decide. Given instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we combine Requirements and Qualifications into one "Requirements" section? But they are distinct: basic vs strongly desired. Could keep both. Skills could be omitted if covered. But we need to include Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. Let's craft content. About the role paragraph: Summarize: Hubble Network is building a global Bluetooth® network dedicated to machine-to-machine connectivity, first modem-less and gateway-less direct-to-satellite network using off-the-shelf BLE chips. As Senior Antenna & RF Hardware Engineer, you will lead the design of phased-array antennas and RF receive chains for Hubble's satellite payloads, defining array architecture, performing EM simulation, owning schematic and PCB layout, executing characterization campaigns, and ensuring performance budgets, working end-to-end from definition to production, collaborating with cross-functional teams on hardware-software integration, test, verification, and documentation. That's substantive. Responsibilities bullet list: - Define phased-array antenna architecture and payload antenna subsystem (PAS) panels. - Perform electromagnetic simulation and analysis using HFSS, CST, or FEKO. - Own schematic design and PCB layout implementation in Altium Designer through release to fabrication. - Execute antenna and RF characterization campaigns (anechoic chamber, near-field/far-field, gain/efficiency). - Account for performance budgets governing the design (link budget, antenna aperture, front-end). - Involved in all hardware product phases: definition, development, implementation, testing, and production. - Work with cross-functional groups on hardware-software integration, test, verification, and documentation of flight payload. Requirements (Basic Qualifications) bullet list: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline (Master's preferred). - 10+ years of professional experience in antenna and RF design, including multiple antenna designs carried personally from concept through fabricated and characterized hardware. - Demonstrated phased-array antenna design experience, including ownership of array and element spacing, embedded element pattern behavior, mutual coupling and active reflection coefficient, grating lobe and scan volume trades, and array calibration. Single-element antenna design experience alone is insufficient. - Expertise with a full-wave electromagnetic solver (HFSS, CST, or FEKO), including modeling of array structures in presence of surrounding mechanical structure and ability to assess model validity and identify simulation error sources. - Direct experience with antenna measurement and characterization: anechoic chamber methodology, near-field and far-field pattern measurement, gain and efficiency measurement. - Strong understanding of RF design principles: impedance matching, signal integrity, low-noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, mixers, filters, oscillators. - Demonstrated receiver front-end design experience for sensitivity-limited systems: noise figure cascade analysis, gain distribution, filtering, linearity and blocking performance, downconversion architecture. - Experience with local oscillator generation and distribution across multi-channel systems: phase matching, isolation, spur management. - Hands-on RF bring-up, tuning, debug, and test using vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, noise figure instrumentation, signal generators, and oscilloscopes. - Expertise in PCB design and layout of high-frequency RF circuits (transmission lines, co-planar waveguides, wireless SoCs, matching networks, LNAs, mixers, power amplifiers) in Altium Designer (preferred); must execute layout personally. - Proficiency with Python or MATLAB for RF analysis, link budget development, and measurement post-processing. - Strong technical writing ability; design decisions documented, reviewed, and maintained as living artifacts. - Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. - Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing work environment. Qualifications (Strongly Desired) bullet list: - Experience planning or supporting EMI/EMC test campaigns against standards such as MIL-STD-461 or CISPR, and closing findings through design changes. - Experience in the design of antennas and RF systems for space or aerospace applications, including material selection and outgassing, thermal cycling, and radiation effects. - Working knowledge of NASA and MIL-spec requirements for space and high-reliability hardware, including MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-883, and NASA workmanship standards such as IPC/NASA J-STD-001ES, and IPC-6012 Class 3 fabrication requirements. - Working knowledge of EMI/EMC design and compliance, including radiated and conducted emissions and susceptibility, shielding and filtering strategy, grounding and return path design, and platform-level self-interference. - Familiarity with radio regulatory compliance requirements and certification campaigns, such as FCC Part 15.247 and Part 15B, ETSI EN 300 328, and CE. - Familiarity with digital beamforming architectures and the interface between the analog aperture and FPGA-based processing. - Experience with wireless IoT network protocols such as BLE and Zigbee. - Experience mentoring junior engineers or serving as technical lead on a multi-engineer program. Benefits bullet list: - Comprehensive Benefits – Health, Dental, Vision, & HSA options - Unlimited PTO - Commuter Benefits (if working from HQ) - Learning & Development Allowance - Health & Wellness Stipend - Sabbatical Program – Recharge and explore new ideas - Cutting-Edge Space Tech – Work on state-of-the-art satellite system Pay:

$101,000–$177,000

Schedule:

Hybrid, Full‑time based in Seattle, WA

We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". Already omitted. We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure no repetition. Now produce HTML fragment. Check for any headings that might be empty: All sections have content. We should not include

for Pay and Schedule? The instruction says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). So yes, use

for Pay and Schedule as well. Thus:

About the role

...

Responsibilities

    ...

Requirements

    ...

Qualifications

    ...

Benefits

    ...

Pay

$101,000–$177,000

Schedule

Hybrid, Full‑time based in Seattle, WA

We omitted Skills section because it's redundant; but we could include a short Skills section summarizing technical proficiencies not covered elsewhere. However instruction: Prefer a few substantive

Similar jobs