Senior RF Systems Engineer

About the role

Venus Aerospace is developing next‑generation rocket propulsion and needs a Senior RF Systems Engineer to design, build, and flight‑test telemetry and antenna systems for its revolutionary engines. You will lead the architecture of ground stations and onboard radios, perform link‑budget analysis, and ensure reliable data capture during flight campaigns.

Key responsibilities

• Lead design, selection, and integration of telemetry hardware, radios, antennas, and ground stations.
• Conduct link analysis across supersonic and hypersonic flight regimes and deconflict frequency plans.
• Develop and maintain hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HITL) test environments for integration and verification.
• Support system integration, ground testing, flight testing, troubleshooting, and root‑cause analysis.
• Collaborate with vendors, suppliers, and cross‑functional teams to define requirements, evaluate components, and manage procurement.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of RF telemetry experience in rocket, missile or space applications.
• Proven experience with link analysis for supersonic/hypersonic vehicles.
• Experience writing requirements, conducting trade studies, and selecting antennas and radios.
• Strong troubleshooting, systems‑level thinking, and vendor management skills.

Required skills

• RF telemetry and link‑budget analysis
• Ground‑station and antenna design
• Hardware‑in‑the‑loop (HITL) testing
• Frequency planning, grounding, bonding, shielding
• Embedded system buses and protocols (CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, MIL‑STD‑1553)
• Environmental testing and qualification