Principal RF Design Engineer – SATCOM Position Available In Pinellas, Florida
Tallo's Job Summary: Principal RF Design EngineerSATCOM in Clearwater, FL, is a full-time hybrid role offering $175,000-$190,000 per year plus benefits. The position requires a Secret Level clearance, a Master's Degree, and 15+ years of experience in SATCOM RF design. Responsibilities include designing, simulating, and integrating satellite communication systems for the DoD. Recruited by Josh Reifman at CyberCoders.
Job Description
Principal RF Design Engineer•SATCOM
Clearwater, FL
Full-TimeHybrid$175,000•$190,000 /yr
Posted April 24, 2025
Title:
Principal RF Design Engineer•SATCOM (HYBRID WORK)
Location:
Clearwater, FL 33760 (near St. Pete/Clearwater Airport)
Salary:
$175,000•$190,000 + 15% Bonus + FREE Medical Benefits + Relocation Founded in 1983 we are a 100 employee manufacturer & supplier of manpack & fly away satellite terminals designed for the expeditionary user community. We primarily serve the Federal & DoD markets and have been slowly gaining market share in the space beating out most of the tier 1 prime defense contractors. For this Principal RF Design Engineer opening we are looking for a subject matter expert who will focus on advancing multi-orbit SATCOM systems to meet the requirements of the DoD across all military branches. What You Will Be Doing Design, simulate & select components incl: layout development & optimization for leading to successful final prototype creation & testing
Collaborate on analog design to address power requirements & considerations in relation to RF designs incl: integration w/ logic circuit
Design & integrate land-based satellite communication systems incl: receive/transmit modules, modem modules, power supply modules, antennas & related RF components
Break down system requirements into detailed hardware specs to enable design & development of modular RF products for optimized performance & scalability
Lead as Project Engineer in development of system-level HW/SW requirements for new or enhanced ground-based SATCOM products
Conduct link budget analysis for
GEO, MEO & LEO
satellite ground-based SATCOM terminals operating across X, Ku & Ka bands
Develop test specs & verification matrices that facilitate conduct of testing to determine HW/SW compliance to Mil-STD
Participate in company’s make / buy decisions for key technology
Participate in proposal preparation by identifying & incorporating themes that are important to customers into our written submissions & join in pricing reviews What You Need for this Position Ability to acquire a Secret Level clearance
Master’s Degree of Science or similar in Mathematics, Physics, Engineering etc
15+ years of experience in military or commercial SATCOM
RF component selection, simulation, layout & testing
Development of modular RF products
Power & logic circuit integration w/ RF designs
Design & integration of ground-based satellite communications systems
Experience with
GEO, MEO, LEO
across
X, KU & KA
bands
MIL-STD & industry standards test spec development
Coordination w/ Inmarsat, SES, FCC, DoD etc for terminal certification
Ability to participate in technical writing & pricing risk analysis What’s In It for You Full Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, LTD/STD, 401k w/ matching, 9/80 work schedule, hybrid working, relocation package) and more! IF interested can you provide an updated resume & salary requirements to
JOSH.REIFMAN
@CYBERCODERS.COM For this position you must be currently authorized to work in the United States. We do not sponsor for this position. Preferred Skills
RF Design EngineerSATCOMsecret levelSatelliteMIL-STDDoDFCCMilitaryAnalogProposal
Josh Reifman is recruiting for this position
Job ID:
JR12-1850447
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