CesiumAstro
Senior RF Test Engineer
Austin, TX · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 5 years with a bachelor’s degree or 4 years with a master’s degree.
- Education
- BS or higher degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited university or institution.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, conditional resident, asylee, refugee, or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations under U.S. Government Space Technology Export Regulations.
About the job
Designs and implements RF test systems, plans, and procedures for satellite, spacecraft, and aerospace communication products.
What you'll do
- Develop test requirements, reusable test architectures, and procedures with design and test engineering teams; implement test plans and report results.
- Architect RF test systems and contribute to design-for-test reviews from early product development.
- Manage lab equipment, inform equipment purchases, present design reviews, and support proposal writing.
What they ask for
- BS or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution.
- At least 5 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 4 years with a master’s degree, including industry experience designing, analyzing, and implementing RF test systems.
- High proficiency in RF measurements and proficiency in statistics and metrology for RF test design.
- Experience designing test architectures, and hands-on experience with lab instruments such as digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, and vector signal analyzers.
Nice to have
- Familiarity or hands-on experience with phased array testing.
- Programming or scripting experience (Python, MATLAB, C/C++, etc.); understanding of RF and mixed-signal hardware.
Tools
Python, MATLAB, C/C++, digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, RF signal generators, vector signal analyzers, VNAs
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