RF Software Simulation Engineer
Full Time $125,000 - $175,000 / yearJob Overview
As an RF Software Simulation Engineer at Impulse, your core responsibility will be to own the design, testing, and delivery of RF software simulation systems for space missions anywhere from low Earth orbit to Mars.
Responsibilities
- Development of algorithms for RF digital signal processing, calibration, and performance modeling
- Design and optimization of RF system models and control algorithms to improve performance and reliability
- Develop and maintain simulation environments for RF links, modulation/demodulation chains, and end-to-end communications performance
- Build tools to analyze RF system behavior in realistic mission conditions, including noise, interference, propagation effects, and hardware impairments
- Work with flight software, hardware, and ground software teams to develop and test satellite-to-ground data pipelines and validate simulated performance against lab and system test results
- Support RF system integration and test activities by correlating simulation results with measured hardware behavior
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical field
- 2+ years of experience in developing software for wireless systems or RF/communications systems in critical applications
- 2+ years writing Python, C/C++, or similar code for simulation, analysis, or software-defined radio applications