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Senior RF Engineer

Samara Aerospace·📍 San Francisco

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About Us: Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs. Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry. At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation. This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision. Role

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Skills & requirements

Qualification

B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Physics, or equivalent; M.S. or Ph.D. preferred. 5+ years of RF engineering experience with a B.S. degree, or 3+ years with an M.S. Deep knowledge of fundamental RF concepts: circuit analysis, noise figure, linearity, gain, radio architecture, and Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing RF hardware at microwave and/or millimeter-wave frequencies. Proficiency in RF/EM simulation tools (ADS, HFSS, Cadence, etc) Proficiency in schematic capture and multilayer PCB layout (Altium preferred). Preferred: Experience developing RF hardware for aerospace, space, or other mission-critical environments. Experience with antenna design and electromagnetics/propagation. Experience phased-array antenna systems (beamforming, null-steering). Familiarity with Software Defined Radios (SDRs) and associated digital signal processing. Proficiency in data analysis and scripting languages (Python) for test automation and signal processing. Familiarity with common bus protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN, UART) and Linux command-line environments Familiarity with satellite communications systems (ground segment and/or space segment), including DVB-S2 Salary

Department · Electrical Engineering

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Hiring company

Samara Aerospace

About Us: Samara Aerospace is revolutionizing satellite design by addressing the challenges of deploying and managing large satellite constellations. Our innovative Hummingbird spacecraft bus offers a modular and scalable platform that streamlines satellite production and deployment, significantly reducing launch costs. Hummingbird's compact architecture maximizes launch capacity, making it the most efficient and agile spacecraft in the industry. At the core of our technology is the patented Multifunctional Structures for Attitude Control (MSAC) system. Unlike traditional wheel-based pointing control systems, MSAC utilizes actuators embedded in the hinges of deployable solar panels to provide 3-axis attitude control and active jitter cancellation. This design eliminates the need for spinning wheels, reducing mass and potential points of failure, while enhancing pointing precision.

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