The Role
Design, test, and deliver flight RF embedded software for space missions. Implement RF communications requirements, DSP and calibration algorithms, RF control algorithms, FPGA/baseband bring-up, and collaborate with ground teams to develop and test satellite-to-ground data pipelines and RF system integration.
Summary Generated by Built In
As an RF embedded software engineer your core responsibility will be to own the design, testing, and delivery of flight RF software systems for space missions anywhere from low earth orbit to mars.
Responsibilities
- Work with a cross-disciplinary team to define and implement RF software communications requirements on a mission-by-mission basis, implement RF software architectures, and bring up RF systems
- Development of algorithms for RF digital signal processing and calibration
- Design and optimization of RF system control algorithms to improve performance and reliability
- Work with ground software teams to develop and test satellite to ground data pipelines
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- 2+ years of experience in developing software for wireless systems in critical applications
- 2+ years writing embedded C/C++ code
- Ability to work in the lab with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios
- Proficient in testing and troubleshooting complex mixed signal boards
- Proficient in testing RF components such as PA’s, PLL’s, LNA’s, and mixers
- Strong understanding of the major blocks of RF signal modulation/demodulation
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Xilinx UltraScale+ board bring up and development experience
- Experience implementing baseband software for systems using PSK, GFSK, or APSK
- Experience with common RF protocols such as DVB-S2, and CCSDS
- Experience writing software or firmware for a space environment (space link budgets, ground station integration, etc.)
- Experience with GNU radio flowgraph development and troubleshooting
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
About
Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- 2+ years of experience in developing software for wireless systems in critical applications
- 2+ years writing embedded C/C++ code
- Ability to work in the lab with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios
- Proficient in testing and troubleshooting complex mixed signal boards
- Proficient in testing RF components such as PAs, PLLs, LNAs, and mixers
- Strong understanding of the major blocks of RF signal modulation/demodulation
- Xilinx UltraScale+ board bring up and development experience
- Experience implementing baseband software for systems using PSK, GFSK, or APSK
- Experience with common RF protocols such as DVB-S2 and CCSDS
- Experience writing software or firmware for a space environment (space link budgets, ground station integration, etc.)
- Experience with GNU Radio flowgraph development and troubleshooting
- Experience in a startup or agile development environment
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The Company
What We Do
Impulse enables low-cost and nimble last-mile space payload delivery - access any orbit, reach other worlds.
