RF System Engineer

Wanna join the adventure?

As an RF System Engineer at Orbitworks, you will play a pivotal role in the integration of RF subsystems for our high-reliability satellite systems. You work with our team to collaboratively develop, integrate, and test sub-system and system-level solutions for our satellites. Your expertise will be critical in ensuring the success of our space mission.

You’ll join a talented, multi-disciplinary team working on the latest space technology, where your contributions will directly shape the future of space missions. This is an exciting opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and make a significant impact on mission-critical systems.

About This Role::
• System-Level RF Architecture & Design -Contribute to the definition of end-to-end RF system architecture and requirements, ensuring compatibility with mission constraints and performance goals.
• End-to-End Performance Analysis - Perform RF link budget analysis and system-level trade-offs to evaluate performance under various mission scenarios.
• RF inter-compatibility Analysis - Analysis to verify the absence of interference between new RF H/W and existing Platform RF subsystems.
• Requirements Engineering / Traceability - Support requirements definition, flow-down, and traceability from mission-level needs to RF subsystem specifications.
• Test Campaign Support - Support the execution of RF test campaigns with our AIT teams, including test planning, documentation, and reporting of verification results.
• Technical management of Payload development - provide technical oversight, direction, and leadership to RF Payloads developed by customers or suppliers.
• Cross-functional Communication - Act as a technical interface between the broader Engineering and AIT teams to ensure smooth integration and alignment with program objectives.

Must Haves::
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
• A minimum of 3 years experience in RF Payload design or Satellite-level RF design.
• Experience with simulation tools for RF analysis. Use of Ansys HFSS preferred.
• Experience integrating and debugging RF H/W, using common RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators etc.
• Skilled at challenging customer needs and sizing RF missions (e.g., link budgets, noise figures).
• Possess strong communication and organizational skills.
• System-level thinking and approach to problem-solving.

Nice to Haves::
• Familiarity with design principles related to EMI shielding, grounding, and RF signal integrity.
• Knowledge of S-band, L-band and X-band frequency communications.
• Ability to develop scripts and low-level software, ie. using Python for debugging and test purposes.
• Expertise in RF sensing (SIGINT/ELINT) mission design for the commercial and/or defence market and/or in telecommunication RF missions (e.g., Direct to Device, Broadcast, PNT, IoT).
• Involvement in the full satellite lifecycle, from design, manufacture & test, to in-orbit operation.

Orbitworks' mission is to make space simple for organizations that want to deploy physical and virtual missions to space. Building on Loft Orbital's heritage, Orbitworks will be the first commercial firm in the United Arab Emirates to mass-manufacture satellites. Orbitworks aims to manufacture tens of satellites annually and operates out of a 50,000-square-foot facility in Abu Dhabi.