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Impulse is seeking a Staff RF Embedded Software Engineer to own the design, testing, and delivery of flight RF software systems for space missions ranging from low earth orbit to Mars. This is a senior technical role with company-wide scope in RF systems architecture and implementation.
Key responsibilities include:
- Own the design, testing, and delivery of flight RF software systems for space missions
- Work with cross-disciplinary teams to define and implement RF software communications requirements on a mission-by-mission basis
- Implement RF software architectures and bring up RF systems
- Develop algorithms for RF digital signal processing and calibration
- Design and optimize RF system control algorithms to improve performance and reliability
- Collaborate with ground software teams to develop and test satellite-to-ground data pipelines
Required qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience developing software for wireless systems in critical applications
- 8+ years writing embedded C/C++ code
- Hands-on lab experience with RF equipment including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and software-defined radios
- Proficiency in testing and troubleshooting complex mixed-signal boards
- Proficiency testing RF components such as power amplifiers, phase-locked loops, low-noise amplifiers, and mixers
- Strong understanding of RF signal modulation and demodulation fundamentals
This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge space technology with direct impact on mission-critical systems.
