Systems Engineer V

Job Number: 352770

Category: Systems Engineering IT

Description: #NowHiring #SystemsEngineer

Job Title: Systems Engineer V

Contract: 11 Months

Compensation: This position is offering a hourly rate range from $73 - $75 an hour.

Belcan is a leading provider of professional IT, Engineering, Workforce Solutions and staffing in the United States, Canada, UK, Europe, and India.

A Systems Engineer V Job in Redmond, WA is currently available through Belcan. In this role you will engage

with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design and test innovative product solutions. If you are interested in this role, Apply Today!

Job Description:

As a PLEXUS Lab RF Communications System Payload Integration and Test Engineer, you will engage

with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to design and test innovative product solutions. You

will work closely with colleagues throughout Project Kuiper"s inter-disciplinary team and

engage third party suppliers in order to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and

optimization. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a collaborative and

fast-paced environment.

As a member of the Payload Integration and Test team, you will be responsible for verification

and validation of the entire wireless system composed of multiple wireless components. This

includes testing, analyzing, and optimizing RF systems from baseband modems to RF

transceivers to phased-array antennas.

Responsibilities

· Working within a project team and taking responsibility for a high bandwidth, low earth orbit

communications satellite constellation.

· Deep-dives into component and subsystem designs to document expectations, evaluate tests,

remedy test failures, and provide quick feedback to improve performance.

· Collaborating with diverse technical teams such as software, mechanical, modem, and

compliance teams to validate expectations for system-level and network-level operations, from

concept through execution.

· Integrating the end-to-end RF communications system. Meeting with customers internally and

externally to select components.

· Defining test plans and procedures for lab and RF chamber testing, based on identified

requirements for subsystems and for the overall system.

· Defining test plans and procedures for on-orbit payload verification or satellite testing, based

on identified requirements.

· Analyzing and mitigating potential self-interference and other system interference issues.

· Implementing, validating, and optimizing RF lab set-ups composed of antenna, measurement

equipment, and prototype equipment. Analyzing RF link budget / line-up for test set-ups and for

the deployed system.

· Configuring test equipment for automated operation: satellite link emulator, spectrum analyzer,

signal generator, etc.

· Meeting with suppliers to select enabling lab technologies.

· Interpreting test results, troubleshooting issues, performing root-cause analysis for any test

failures.

· Documenting test results, test coverage, and other KPI metrics. Communicating status and

issues effectively with developers and managers.

· Shepherding payload subsystems through test campaigns throughout the development lifecycle,

from concept to implementation to integration.

Export Control Requirement

Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or

national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the

U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

We are open to hiring candidates to work out of one of the following locations:

Redmond, WA, USA

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

· Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or 5+ years of RF, satellite,

aerospace, or related industry experience.

· 5+ years of experience in RF design and/or verification with launched products.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

· Master"s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.

· Experience with on-orbit payload verification or satellite testing.

· Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G), OFDM/WiMAX,

802.11ad, microwave backhaul, DVB-S2 / DVB-C, OR similar broadband wireless standards.

· Experience with communications theory and RF systems: OFDM, MIMO, free-space optics,

polarization, spread spectrum, matching, S-parameters, losses, coherence, etc.

· Understanding of the challenges associated with low-Earth-orbit satellite communications:

frequency bands, regulatory, earth stations, path loss, power spectral density, power flux density,

etc.

· Experience in wireless (satellite and/or terrestrial) system design and/or system integration, RF

system analysis.

· Hands-on experience with RF measurement equipment, including: power meters, spectrum

analyzers, vector signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes.

· Computational problem solving in one or more of the following: Python, MATLAB,

C/C++/C#, VB, Java, Ruby, Google Go.

Location: Redmond, WA

Zip Code: 98052

Keyword"s: #Redmondjobs; #SystemsEngineerjobs;

Start Date: Right Away

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If you are interested in this role, please apply via the apply now link provided. Our overriding goal is to provide quality staffing solutions that help people, organizations, and communities succeed. Belcan is a leading provider of qualified personnel to many of the world's most respected enterprises. We offer excellent opportunities for contract, temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct assignments. We are the employer of choice for thousands worldwide. For more information, please visit our website at Belcan.com

Location: Redmond , WA

Minimum Experience (yrs): 5+

Required Education: Not Specified

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