Senior Ground Segment Test Engineer

April 5

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501 - 1000

💰 $83M Series D on 2021-05

Description

• Design, document, and execute test plans to verify proper function of ground station components and interoperability between ground station and space segment hardware • Determine methods to simulate on-orbit satellite passes of Vast vehicles that reflect the flight environment as closely as possible • Incorporate the “test as you fly” principle to ensure test setups reflect flight configurations • In collaboration with facilities and the Ground Segment Engineer design, build, and install a satellite ground station at our Vast HQ • Meticulously document test results • Collaborate cross-functionally with the RF, Flight Software, Flight Software Test, and Ground Software teams to assist them with testing that involves ground segment hardware • Identify opportunities to implement test automation to improve test repeatability and reliability

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, or other engineering discipline • 2+ years of experience with RF design, analysis, and/or unit level testing (significant academic projects, internships, and traditional professional experience all qualify) • Experience with RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, VNAs, Power Meters, Cable Analyzers, SDRs, Antennas, Attenuators, etc. • Experience working with and testing complex hardware • Experience working with Command Line interfaces • Comfortable communicating deeply technical topics to a wide variety of audiences • Ability to creatively solve problems and weigh against multi-disciplinary requirements together while assessing risk and making design and development decisions • Familiarity with RF system performance test methods and metrics such as S-parameters, eye diagrams, bit error rates (BER), Eb/No • Extensive experience in using spectrum and vector network analyzers for RF testing and troubleshooting • Experience with GNU Radio and software-defined radios (SDRs) • Experience with computer networking (TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, LAN/WAN, DHCP, DNS) • Understanding of RF schematics and RF electronics manufacturing to analyze and improve test capabilities • Experience with software programming: Matlab, LabVIEW, Python, C/C++, JS, etc. • Ability to travel up to 10% of the time • Willingness to work overtime, or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Benefits

• 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents • Flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of vacation for non-exempt staff • Paid parental leave • Short and long-term disability insurance • Life insurance • Free catered meals and snacks and beverages • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan • One Medical membership • ClassPass credits • Personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health • Other discounts and perks