Senior RF/Electrical Hardware Engineer (with High-Speed Digital Interface and GNSS experience)

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place!  E-Space is bridging Earth and space to enable hyper-scaled deployments of space-powered Internet of Things (IoT) solutions and services. We are fundamentally changing the design, economics, manufacturing, coverage limitations and service delivery associated with traditional satellite and terrestrial IoT systems. By building a highly-advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) space system—with a unique antenna design, highly sustainable spacecraft system and low-cost, small portable end-user devices—we can extend global satellite coverage, capacity and connectivity beyond legacy space services to provide a new kind of IoT platform that lets users sense, track, connect and act on information gathered, anywhere. We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed to saving space, protecting our planet and turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.<br/>Why this role is important:<br/>The Senior RF/Electrical Hardware Engineer will be responsible for the definition, analysis, design, development, characterization and testing of advanced RF modules/products for a LEO Space Segment. The ideal candidate has held a similar role in a dynamic and innovative industrial organization, familiar with the space environment constraints, and been through various engineering development cycles for different RF module typologies.<br/>This position will report to the RF Technology team within Systems Engineering and will work cross-functionally with Electrical, Guidance, Navigation, &amp; Control (GNC), Mechanical, and Product teams. <br/>The successful candidate will work from the Toulouse (France) office, and this role is eligible for occasional remote work. <h3>What you’ll be doing:</h3> <ul> <li>RF/Electrical Hardware Product Definition and Design:</li><li>Define RF/Electrical module level requirements, conduct design trade-offs, and formulate detailed development and test plans including applications such as high-speed digital interface and GNSS receiver.</li><li>Design of RF/Electrical module architecture which includes hardware and software architecture, IC selection and proceeding to take the design into prototyping and manufacturing.</li><li>Produce RF/Electrical module schematics, layout and simulation, oversee the assembly, testing, and validation to ensure performance and reliability meet required standards.</li><li>Select components and materials suitable for space operation in low-Earth orbit (LEO), focusing on trading performance, reliability, radiation tolerance, mass, power, and cost.</li><li>Perform independently the signal analysis for the system, like integrity, linearity, NF, signal-to -noise ratio, gain, impedance match, EVM, DC power, mass and EMC.</li><li>Prototyping and Testing:</li><li>Procure space-grade components and materials for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) operations.</li><li>Manage the PCBA fabrication with external providers for the RF/Electrical module.</li><li>Executing comprehensive verification and validation tests to ensure RF/Electrical module functionality and performance in LEO.</li><li>Integration and Collaboration:</li><li>Seamlessly integration of RF/Electrical modules into satellite systems, demonstrating practical experience in real-world system environments.</li><li>Collaborate closely with international satellite development teams, including Electrical, Guidance, Navigation, &amp; Control (GNC), Mechanical, and Product teams.</li><li>Developing specialized testing equipment for RF/Electrical modules, including GNSS receivers or other custom ASICs, to ensure accurate performance evaluation and automating the test procedures to prepare for volume manufacturing.</li><li>Documentation and Communication:</li><li>Prepare comprehensive documentation for design reviews.</li><li>Effectively communicate technical information to diverse audiences.</li></ul> <h3>What you bring to this role:</h3> <ul> <li>Educational Background:</li><li>Master's degree in RF/Electrical Engineering or minimum BSc with 5+ years Hands on experience </li><li>Experience:</li><li>Minimum of 7 years in developing RF/Electrical systems.</li><li>Specialized Skills:</li><li>Proven experience of RF/Electrical complex circuit design, starting from component selection, architecture simulation, circuit schematics and layout, prototyping build and design for industrial manufacturing</li><li>Circuit design (schematics and PCB layout) for high-speed digital interface (USB, PCIe, JESD, LVDS, SPI/I2C, CAN, etc…) and RF Front-End for multi-frequency GNSS receivers</li><li>Circuit design for DCDC circuits and EMI filtering through the DCDC lines</li><li>System engineering methodologies to drive projects independently.</li><li>Strong RF testing methodologies, and ability to operate test equipment like network vector analyser, spectrum analyser, signal generator, oscilloscope, power meters, thermal c