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Earth Stations Engineer

Earth Stations Engineer

CompanyAstranis
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Salary$125000 – $160000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelJunior, Mid Level

Requirements

  • 2-4 years experience with earth station hardware and wireless communications (preferably satcom).
  • Experience using RF test equipment (spectrum analyzer and signal generator) and debugging RF components
  • Strong project management skills, detail oriented, organized, and able to demonstrate a high sense of urgency
  • Willing to travel 20% of the time
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Enjoy a fast paced environment and wearing many hats
  • Lifting, standing, climbing, bending, grasping, sitting, pulling, pushing, stooping, stretching, and carrying are generally required to perform the functions of this position.

Responsibilities

  • Design and build ground station communication systems through all stages of deployment (site survey, system design review, hardware selection, hardware integration, end-to-end testing and activation)
  • Lead site selection, deployment planning and co-ordination and own build, test, train and handoff to customers
  • Interface with multiple disciplines including; mission operations, avionics, RF, logistics, suppliers, external partners, and manufacturing
  • Oversee procurement, testing, quality control, and shipment logistics of ground station support hardware
  • Maintain system wide and project wide documentation and communication plans
  • Provide necessary technical support and oversight to ensure proper operation of earth stations
  • Coordinates with vendors to complete engineering projects, repairs, and/or Operations & Maintenance (O&M) items
  • Iterate system design to improve efficiency, speed, and scalability
  • Debugging equipment in the lab and in the field to reproduce issues and ability to track them to closure.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in an applicable field in engineering
  • Familiarity with antenna design and operation
  • Familiar with networking (Ethernet, IP, TCP)
  • Comfortable scripting, preferably in Python
  • Familiarity with procurement and shipping/logistics operations