As an RF Embedded Software Engineer your core responsibility will be to own the design, testing, and delivery of flight RF software systems for space missions anywhere from low earth orbit to mars.

Department: Autonomous Systems
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Redondo Beach
Workplace type: Onsite
Compensation: $120,000 - $180,000 / year
Reporting To: Atta Kashmiri, Lead Software Engineer

Responsibilities

Work with a cross-disciplinary team to define and implement RF software communications requirements on a mission-by-mission basis, implement RF software architectures, and bring up RF systems
Development of algorithms for RF digital signal processing and calibration
Design and optimization of RF system control algorithms to improve performance and reliability
Work with ground software teams to develop and test satellite to ground data pipelines

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related technical field
3+ years experience in writing software for wireless systems in critical applications
Good debugging skills
Ability to work in the lab with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios
Proficient in writing embedded C/C++ code
2+ years of professional experience with 32bit ARM micro-controllers
Some experience with FPGA development in Verilog/VHDL

Preferred Skills and Experience

Experience integrating and troubleshooting FPGA's with embedded Linux
Experience implementing baseband software for systems using PSK, GFSK, or APSK
Experience with common RF protocols like SRS4, DVBS-II, and CCSDS
Experience writing software or firmware for a space environment (space link budgets, ground station integration)
Experience with GNU radio flowgraph development and troubleshooting
Familiarity with satellite spectrum licensing laws, agencies, and standards
Experience in a startup or agile development environment
Strong understanding of the major blocks of RF signal modulation/demodulation
Proficient in testing and troubleshooting RF devices

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

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