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RF Payloads Engineer
2021-09-21 17:12:48| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Position Reference 1037 On behalf of ESA, we are currently looking for a RF Payloads Engineer to work in its Site ESTEC in the city of Noordwijk, The Netherlands. The key person will join the Payload Engineering section TECEFP and will work in one or more of the following domains RF Navigation Payloads RF and Microwave Remote Sensing Instruments for Earth Observation RF Satellite Communication Payloads. Tasks and Activities The scope of work will include Contribute to internal RD activities for the design, modelling, architectural tradeoff and performance assessment of advanced RF telecommunication andor navigation payloads, with main emphasis on payloads based on digital signal processing and active antennas, and RF instruments for earth observation Synthetic Aperture Radars, Altimeters, Scatterometers, Radiometers. Perform technical management of RD activities with industryinstitutions in the field of advanced payload concepts and subsystemsequipment development. Provide RF payload technical support to ESA projects and programmes. Contribute to the generation and promotion of innovative ideas for future satellite missions in the field of RF payloads, including the definition of ESA RD programmes. Define technical requirements and statements of work for RD activities to be performed by industry, from early conceptual studies to full hardware development. Carry out computer simulations at systemsubsystem level for the assessment of endtoend payload and instrument performance. Contribute to the developmentusage of section related laboratory facilities and analysissimulation tools. Maintain stateoftheart expertise by monitoring the RFMicrowave systems technological trends and applying them in the daytoday tasks. Skills and Experience The following skills and experience are mandatory Master or PhD in Telecommunications, Microwave or RF Electronics Engineering, with at least 4 years of relevant experience. Good background and several years of working experience on design, development and testing of Radio Frequency Payloads in the domain of Navigation andor Earth observation andor Telecommunications. Fluency in English, both written and spoken. The following skills would be highly desirable Knowledge and Experience on the following topics are considered an asset Radio frequency and microwave payloads technologies based on active phased array antennas. TransmitReceive Modules for microwave payloads. Digital signal processing units, and experience on payloads based on digital signal processing. Endtoend payload performance and signal quality analysis. Stateoftheart RF analogue and highspeed digital signal processing techniques and technologies. Software and simulation tools and programming MatlabSimulink, ADSVSS, CC, Python. Ability to promote cooperation and teamworking, along with problem solving skills. How to Apply Looking to take your career to the next level? Interested applicants should submit their CV and Cover Letter to RHEAs Recruitment team at careersrheagroup.com no later than 08102021. Preference will be given to candidates eligible for an EU or national personal security clearance at the level of CONFIDENTIAL or above.
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