Job Requirements
Richardson, TX
Top Secret/SCI Polygraph not specified
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
$130,000 - $160,000
Job Description
Senior RF Systems Engineer
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Salary: $130,000–$160,000 annually.
• Location: Richardson, Texas.
• Opportunity: Lead mission architecture and RF payload engineering for aerospace and space-based systems.
• Security: Ability to acquire and maintain Top Secret clearance with SSBI and polygraph required.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
We are recruiting for a technology company developing advanced aerospace and space-based RF payload systems. The company is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to translate mission needs into system architectures and guide multidisciplinary teams from initial concept through integration, verification, and operational readiness.
THE SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER ROLE
You’ll lead mission definition, requirements development, architecture trade studies, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). Your work will span RF payload design, link budgets, coverage analysis, interference assessment, and spectrum compliance. Collaborating with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and power teams, you’ll establish performance requirements and verification strategies, support flight hardware qualification, and lead technical reviews. You’ll also serve as a technical authority, mentor junior engineers, manage technical risks, and work directly with customers and program leadership.
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of aerospace or space systems engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading RF payload design for airborne or space-based platforms.
• Strong knowledge of RF systems, link analysis, spectrum management, and antenna systems.
• Experience developing CONOPS for complex aerospace missions.
• Proven experience supporting SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR technical reviews.
• Ability to acquire and maintain Top Secret security clearance with SSBI and polygraph.
Preferred: Master’s degree; experience with LEO, MEO, or GEO missions; digital beamforming, phased arrays, or software-defined radios; existing Top Secret clearance with SSBI.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested in learning more?
Apply directly through this advertisement or contact:
Email: will@searchability.com
All inquiries will be handled confidentially.
KEY SKILLS
Systems Engineering, RF Payloads, Mission Systems, Aerospace, Space Systems, CONOPS, RF Link Budgets, Antenna Systems, Spectrum Management, Requirements Management, Verification and Validation, Payload Integration, Digital Beamforming, Phased Arrays, Top Secret
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
• Salary: $130,000–$160,000 annually.
• Location: Richardson, Texas.
• Opportunity: Lead mission architecture and RF payload engineering for aerospace and space-based systems.
• Security: Ability to acquire and maintain Top Secret clearance with SSBI and polygraph required.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
We are recruiting for a technology company developing advanced aerospace and space-based RF payload systems. The company is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to translate mission needs into system architectures and guide multidisciplinary teams from initial concept through integration, verification, and operational readiness.
THE SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER ROLE
You’ll lead mission definition, requirements development, architecture trade studies, and Concepts of Operations (CONOPS). Your work will span RF payload design, link budgets, coverage analysis, interference assessment, and spectrum compliance. Collaborating with hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, thermal, and power teams, you’ll establish performance requirements and verification strategies, support flight hardware qualification, and lead technical reviews. You’ll also serve as a technical authority, mentor junior engineers, manage technical risks, and work directly with customers and program leadership.
SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 10 years of aerospace or space systems engineering experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading RF payload design for airborne or space-based platforms.
• Strong knowledge of RF systems, link analysis, spectrum management, and antenna systems.
• Experience developing CONOPS for complex aerospace missions.
• Proven experience supporting SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR, and ORR technical reviews.
• Ability to acquire and maintain Top Secret security clearance with SSBI and polygraph.
Preferred: Master’s degree; experience with LEO, MEO, or GEO missions; digital beamforming, phased arrays, or software-defined radios; existing Top Secret clearance with SSBI.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested in learning more?
Apply directly through this advertisement or contact:
Email: will@searchability.com
All inquiries will be handled confidentially.
KEY SKILLS
Systems Engineering, RF Payloads, Mission Systems, Aerospace, Space Systems, CONOPS, RF Link Budgets, Antenna Systems, Spectrum Management, Requirements Management, Verification and Validation, Payload Integration, Digital Beamforming, Phased Arrays, Top Secret
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