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Logos Space · 16 hours ago

RF Engineer (High Power Space Antenna)

Logos Space is a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite system focused on providing high-performance satellite-based connectivity services. The RF Engineer will design, build, test, and manage a satellite RF payload system to ensure secure and jam-resistant communications for enterprise and government customers.

Business Information SystemsCloud ComputingEnterpriseSatellite CommunicationTelecommunications

Responsibilities

Responsible for an entire RF payload system and overall hardware implementation of a link budget. Map the system link budget to realizable spaceflight-worthy hardware including, but not limited to: finding commercial-off-the-shelf parts, specifying and working with partners to build custom parts, and/or designing custom hardware in-house
Design, analyze, fabricate, and measure RF and millimeter wave hardware including, but not limited to: antennas, waveguide, filters, power amplifiers, upconverters, mixers, local oscillators, and digital to analog converters
Establish and manage qualification and acceptance test campaigns for space environments per standards such as MIL-STD-461 and SMC-S-016
Collaborate with team members to manage and perform integration & test of your hardware on the spacecraft

Qualification

RF engineeringAntenna designElectromagnetics theoryPythonMATLABRF simulation toolsTest & measurement toolsCommunication skillsOrganizational skillsSelf-motivated

Required

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field with a focus on RF, millimeter wave, electromagnetics theory, and/or antenna systems
A minimum of 1 year of experience in RF engineering (internship, team project, graduate research, and extracurricular experience is applicable)
Familiar with data processing and visualization using Python or MATLAB
Self-motivated with strong organizational, written, and oral communication skills

Preferred

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on RF, millimeter wave, electromagnetics theory, and/or antennas
Professional experience in industry (as an employee or intern) working on radiofrequency hardware
Demonstrated ability to own RF and/or space hardware or systems within an integrated engineering team in industry or outside of a classroom setting (e.g. CubeSats, SAE)
Familiar with RF and antenna design and simulation tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS, Keysight ADS, Cadence AWR Microwave Office, or similar
Familiar with RF and antenna test & measurement tools such as near field scanners, vector network analyzers (VNAs), spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and software defined radios (SDRs)
Familiar with design and validation of hardware for operation in a launch and space environment
Understanding of theoretical concepts such as link budgets, phased arrays, spread spectrum waveforms, and waveguide modes

Company

Logos Space

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Logos Space is a new satellite communications company focused on providing resilient connectivity solutions for enterprise customers.

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$50M
Key Investors
US Innovative Technology Fund
2025-06-12Series A· $50M

Leadership Team

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Milo Medin
CEO & Founder
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