{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"5f9c99d0cebe1147d792e12a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5f9c99d0cebe1147d792e12a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5f9c99d0cebe1147d792e12a","title":"Senior RF Systems Engineer","description":"Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.\n\nSSI is seeking a Senior RF Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.\n\nSenior RF Systems Engineer will have in-depth knowledge of digital signal processing, signals, remote sensing, mission analyses, and system engineering. You will provide subject matter expertise to support customer decisions with respect to contractors’ development of spaceborne RF signal processing payloads, ground processing systems, and overall mission capabilities.\n\nRole and Responsibilities\n\nResponsible for acting as primary technical oversight for the development, build, verification and deployment of Space RF payloads, providing Government leadership, as needed, recommend course corrections to the payload design and build through delivery.\n\nRequirements generation.\n\nEvaluation and compliance assessments to generated requirements and requirements flow down.\n\nConcept design evaluation and analysis of alternatives.\n\nAssessments of Critical Technology Elements (CTE), Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs).\n\nConcept of Operations (CONOPS) development.\n\nProvide technical oversight of payload integration process onto candidate spacecraft.\n\nProvide technical oversight of transition to operations to include the development, operator training, payload initialization and checkout, and on-orbit operations.\n\nResponsible for assessing proposed payload design updates and understanding all performance and spacecraft impacts due to these updates.\n\nResponsible for performing assessments of risk reduction plans associated with improving the maturity of payload design and hardware.\n\nResponsible for working with contacts at prime and subcontractors to ensure work is on schedule and progressing.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Aerospace Engineering with 14 years or more of experience in relevant field or Master's degree in electrical engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Aerospace Engineering with 12 years or more of experience.\n\nExperience with spaceborne RF payloads, signal processing, signals, mission data processing.\n\nAbility to analyze, discover and find solutions for technical issues in relevant technology.\n\nWorking knowledge of orbital mechanics and environmental effects on spaceborne RF payloads.\n\nExperience applying Systems Engineering principals to the execution of payload development, build and I&T onto spacecraft.\n\nGood communication skills to peers and customer leadership.\n\nActive TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.\n\nMust meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.\n\nTravel is 10%.\n\nDesired Qualifications\n\n16 years or more of experience with RF payloads.\n\nExperience with integration & test of spaceborne RF payloads onto spacecraft.\n\nFamiliarity with DoW acquisition processes.\n\nExperience as a project manager on space payload program or IPT.\n\nAbility to generate link budgets for end-to-end space to ground Comm systems and/or RF Payloads.\n\nTarget salary range: $190,000 - $220,000. We offer medical/dental/vision benefits and 401k contribution.\n\nSpace Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Medium","rawCompany":"medium","city":"El Segundo","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-03T03:18:32.606Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2011.00","title":"Aerospace Engineers","slug":"aerospace-engineers"},{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"334511","title":"Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing","slug":"search-detection-navigation-guidance-aeronautical-and-nautical-system-and-instrument-manufacturing"},{"code":"927110","title":"Space Research and Technology","slug":"space-research-and-technology"},{"code":"336414","title":"Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing","slug":"guided-missile-and-space-vehicle-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Senior RF Systems Engineer","description":"Space Systems Integration (SSI) is a fast-growing engineering company that provides aerospace solutions to a variety of government and commercial customers. Our employees are forward-thinking, self-directed individuals who are committed to solving our customers’ technical challenges.\n\nSSI is seeking a Senior RF Systems Engineer for a role in El Segundo, CA.\n\nSenior RF Systems Engineer will have in-depth knowledge of digital signal processing, signals, remote sensing, mission analyses, and system engineering. You will provide subject matter expertise to support customer decisions with respect to contractors’ development of spaceborne RF signal processing payloads, ground processing systems, and overall mission capabilities.\n\nRole and Responsibilities\n\nResponsible for acting as primary technical oversight for the development, build, verification and deployment of Space RF payloads, providing Government leadership, as needed, recommend course corrections to the payload design and build through delivery.\n\nRequirements generation.\n\nEvaluation and compliance assessments to generated requirements and requirements flow down.\n\nConcept design evaluation and analysis of alternatives.\n\nAssessments of Critical Technology Elements (CTE), Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs) and Manufacturing Readiness Assessments (MRAs).\n\nConcept of Operations (CONOPS) development.\n\nProvide technical oversight of payload integration process onto candidate spacecraft.\n\nProvide technical oversight of transition to operations to include the development, operator training, payload initialization and checkout, and on-orbit operations.\n\nResponsible for assessing proposed payload design updates and understanding all performance and spacecraft impacts due to these updates.\n\nResponsible for performing assessments of risk reduction plans associated with improving the maturity of payload design and hardware.\n\nResponsible for working with contacts at prime and subcontractors to ensure work is on schedule and progressing.\n\nRequired Qualifications\n\nBachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Aerospace Engineering with 14 years or more of experience in relevant field or Master's degree in electrical engineering or a technical field such as Physics, Math, or Aerospace Engineering with 12 years or more of experience.\n\nExperience with spaceborne RF payloads, signal processing, signals, mission data processing.\n\nAbility to analyze, discover and find solutions for technical issues in relevant technology.\n\nWorking knowledge of orbital mechanics and environmental effects on spaceborne RF payloads.\n\nExperience applying Systems Engineering principals to the execution of payload development, build and I&T onto spacecraft.\n\nGood communication skills to peers and customer leadership.\n\nActive TS clearance with in-scope T5/SSBI is required, along with SCI eligibility and participation in Continuous Evaluation.\n\nMust meet all requirements for SCI and SAP access and be willing to undergo a polygraph examination.\n\nTravel is 10%.\n\nDesired Qualifications\n\n16 years or more of experience with RF payloads.\n\nExperience with integration & test of spaceborne RF payloads onto spacecraft.\n\nFamiliarity with DoW acquisition processes.\n\nExperience as a project manager on space payload program or IPT.\n\nAbility to generate link budgets for end-to-end space to ground Comm systems and/or RF Payloads.\n\nTarget salary range: $190,000 - $220,000. We offer medical/dental/vision benefits and 401k contribution.\n\nSpace Systems Integration provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.\n\n#J-18808-Ljbffr","datePosted":"2026-07-03T03:18:32.606Z","dateModified":"2026-07-03T03:18:32.606Z","hiringOrganization":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Medium","sameAs":"https://jobsearcher.com"},"jobLocation":{"@type":"Place","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","addressLocality":"El Segundo","addressRegion":"CA","addressCountry":"US"}},"identifier":{"@type":"PropertyValue","name":"JobSearcher","value":"5f9c99d0cebe1147d792e12a"},"url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/5f9c99d0cebe1147d792e12a"}}