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Comms Avionics Lead Engineer

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Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place! E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services.

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Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!

E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system that will fundamentally change the design, economics, manufacturing and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems.

We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to innovate space-based communications and deliver actionable intelligence that will expand global economies, protect space and our planet and enhance our overall quality of life.

The Comms Avionics Lead Engineer will lead the development and test of RF hardware for E-Space satellite communications equipment. The ideal candidate has 15+ years of experience in RF electrical design including 5+ years in RF communications system design. 
 
This position will report to the Director of Electrical Engineering and will work closely with various engineering teams.  The successful candidate will be based in our Saratoga, CA office. 
  • Own the satellite Comms subsystem electronics implementation from requirements to flight spanning RF, mixed signal electronics, and firmware interface domains. 
  • Develop Comms electronics subsystem requirements, block diagrams, analyses, and flow down requirements to unit levels in collaboration with other engineering disciplines. 
  • Guide the implementation of Comms unit level electronics, antennas, and interconnect according to subsystem and satellite requirements and con-ops. 
  • Lead the Comms subsystem hardware integration testing and qualification. 
  • Perform system level trade studies, simulations, and analyses for signal characterization, performance metrics, SWaP, etc. 
  • Lead design reviews for multi-disciplinary audiences. 
  • Support flight operations and end-to-end OTA comms testing. 
  • Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent. 
  • 5+ years in RF over-the-air Comms system design including link budget engineering. 
  • 15+ years of experience in RF electrical circuit design, analysis, simulation, PCB implementation and testing. 
  • Proficiency with antenna design. 
  • Design proficiency with LNAs, PAs, filtering, mixers, signal modulation, etc.
  • Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout. 
  • Proficiency performing circuit and signal analysis in HFSS, ADS, and SPICE
  • Proficiency with digital processing systems including FPGAs, SoCs, memory, and high-speed comms interfaces. 
  • Proficiency with electronic lab equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering iron, etc. 
  • Demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment. 
  • Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent. 
  • Experience designing for space environments including radiation impacts and mitigation. 
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer 
  • FPGA design skills. 
  • Scripting skills in Python, Tcl, etc 

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    Saratoga, United States
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    September 26, 2025
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    March 26, 2026
    Last seen
    May 9, 2026

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