Senior User Terminal Antenna Systems Engineer (35386)

Main Responsibilities

• Evaluate and define technical requirements for advanced user terminal antenna systems.
• Support the development of certification, qualification, regulatory approval, and product validation processes.
• Perform system-level modeling, simulation, and performance analysis of antenna systems operating within broadband satellite communication networks.
• Analyze antenna performance, coverage, beam steering, link budgets, and operational suitability under varying deployment scenarios.
• Identify opportunities for performance improvements, cost reduction, manufacturability enhancements, and technology innovation.

Technical Leadership & Supplier Management

• Serve as the primary technical interface with antenna manufacturers, RF component suppliers, engineering partners, and technology vendors.
• Evaluate proposed antenna solutions based on technical performance, reliability, manufacturability, production readiness, cost, schedule, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead supplier design reviews, technical assessments, architecture evaluations, and technology roadmap discussions.
• Provide technical leadership and engineering guidance to multidisciplinary development teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Product Validation & Performance Testing

• Develop comprehensive validation, characterization, and verification plans for prototype and production antenna systems.
• Support laboratory testing, environmental qualification, field trials, interoperability testing, and production validation.
• Analyze test results and recommend design improvements based on measured RF performance and operational data.
• Collaborate with RF, hardware, software, systems, manufacturing, and quality engineering teams to ensure successful product integration.

Technology Development & Innovation

• Monitor advancements in: Electronically Steerable Antennas (ESA), Phased-array antenna systems, Beamforming technologies, RF integrated circuits (RFICs), Microwave and millimeter-wave communications, Satellite communications, 5G and 6G wireless technologies.
• Recommend new antenna architectures and technology improvements that enhance product competitiveness.
• Support customer engagements, technical proposals, demonstrations, and business development activities by providing subject matter expertise.