Rf Ait Engineer

AI Summary

Job Description

As an RF AIT Engineer, you will own the RF/payload side of production, leading integration, debugging, and continuous improvement. You will conduct unit-level and satellite-level verification and validation for communications and SAR payload systems, integrate RF hardware, and manage anechoic chamber testing. You will be the primary technical contact for RF integration issues and drive improvements in AIT methods and test efficiency.

Hard Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in integration, testing, or production of complex systems (aerospace or high-reliability hardware preferred)
• Deep technical understanding of satellite RF architectures (communications subsystems, SAR payload, antennas, link budgets)
• Hands-on experience with anechoic chamber testing
• Working proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis
• Proven experience in multidisciplinary engineering environments with a focus on system-level validation
• Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing, environmental testing, and configuration management
• Systems engineering mindset
• Proficient English (written and spoken)

Soft Requirements

• Experience with Atlassian Cloud tools (Jira, Confluence)
• Track record of enabling design-for-testability (DFT) and design-for-manufacturing (DFM)
• Lean and Six Sigma experience
• Experience with SAR payload calibration or comms link-budget analysis beyond routine test execution
• Experience writing or improving Python test scripts beyond routine execution
• Proficient Japanese (written and spoken)