RF Systems Analysis Engineer, Regulatory

Responsibilities

• Support technical analyses pertaining to radio frequency interference and satellite spectrum coordination
• Model Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite’s operational topology and hardware
• Simulate various scenarios considering regulatory constraints, geographic constraints, RF link budgets, constellation growth, customer growth, and coordination strategies
• Analyze network and user experience impacts based on simulation results and make recommendations on satellite policy and coordination strategy
• Provide strategic regulatory recommendations and advocacy support to business development efforts

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
• Experience in MATLAB, Python, C++, or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems
• 1+ years of research, design, development, or regulatory experience in the RF and/or antenna domain
• Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic understanding of satellite hardware and orbital mechanics
• Experience with Visualyse
• Experience in modeling large non-geostationary satellite constellations
• Experience in satellite network simulation development and analysis
• Experience with RF topics in satellite communications, including link budgets, antenna theory and design, and interference analysis

About the Company

SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make human life on Mars possible, including the deployment of Starlink, the world’s most advanced broadband internet system.