Elveo
Principal RF/Electrical Engineer
Chantilly, VA · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Nov 5, 2025
- Experience
- 15+ years; preferably developing communications systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree (or better) in RF or Electrical Engineering.
- Visa sponsorship
- To comply with ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Designs, analyzes, tests, and integrates RF/electrical hardware and software for satellite communications systems and future constellation networks.
What you'll do
- Design and support satellite communications hardware, software, and small-satellite antenna technologies.
- Develop link budgets, simulations, capacity and traffic analyses, system dimensioning, and coverage and frequency plans.
- Plan and conduct ground and in-orbit testing; support system integration, delivery, and technical documentation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree or better in RF or Electrical Engineering.
- 15+ years of experience working on projects developing space payload hardware and software (preferably communications systems).
- Thorough understanding of RF link budgets and active and passive components; experience designing wireless communication systems and basic antenna theory.
- Experience with Linux-based systems, RF system testing and debugging, and schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium.
Nice to have
- Hands-on concept-to-production experience with RF front ends, SDRs, antennas, LNAs, SSPAs, filters, and related components.
- Programming proficiency in one or more languages (e.g., C++, C, Python, MATLAB); electrical design software experience such as Altium Designer, ADS, and SolidWorks.
Tools
Linux, Altium Designer, ADS, SolidWorks, C++, C, Python, MATLAB
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