Lynk (lynk.world)

RF Systems Test Engineer

Chantilly, VA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 55 days ago

PythonC++MATLABLinuxEMI/EMCAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringRF EngineeringTest Automation5G/LTEResearchCommunication

About the role

As a RF Systems Test Engineer at Lynk, you will wear many hats in the world of RF hardware/electronics and software/firmware.
While playing with all this hardware on a bench, you will probably need to pick up a soldering gun, assemble circuits on a breadboard, use an oscilloscope, vector network analyzer, and spectrum analyzer.
Bench-level work with electronics to debug and troubleshoot issues that arise during testing, including functional and environmental testing.

The immediate role of the RF Systems Test Engineer will be to support testing of the company's digital phased array antenna payload hardware in the lab environment.
Design, develop, and document test and integration procedures for flight and lab RF hardware, particularly RF Front Ends, and Mixed-Signal Digital Electronics.
Working alongside engineers and technicians, Inform the design, development, and optimization of the company's operational testing procedures and policies for our Production and research and development campaign for our space technology.

A Bachelor's degree or better in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or similar degrees.
5+ years of experience as an RF Engineer focused on system design and/or test.
Experience with standard RF lab equipment is required: Oscilloscopes, Spectrum and Vector Network Analyzer, Multimeter, etc.
Individuals who do not meet these criteria must be eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Hands-on experience with RFFE printed circuit boards, single-board computers, microcontrollers, FPGAs, GPUs, CPUs, SoCs, software-defined radios, and/or antennas.
Ability to read and understand datasheets for integrated circuits and electronics.
Experience using Linux based systems and programming proficiency in one or more programming languages, such as Rust, C++, C, Python, MATLAB, etc.
Must have good communication skills and be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
EMI testing RE 102, RS103.
Vibration Testing, Experience with GEVs.
Familiarity with ethernet, serial and or CAN communication protocols.
Experience working with and testing Digitally or electronically steered Phased Array Antenna systems

This role is critical to the success of our mission, as you will be at the center of developing and executing the automated testing and verification for every aspect of the digital phased array payload that makes our service possible.

Government export control regulations (ITAR), applicants must be one of the following: (i) a U

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