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Keystone, CO

Senior RF Systems Engineer / Chief Engineer

Keystone, CO, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80509


Keystone Mission Solutions Corp - Senior RF Systems Engineer/Chief Engineer

Location: Denver, CO · Colorado Springs, CO · Albuquerque, NMSenior RF Systems Engineer/Chief Engineer with 20+ years of experience with TS/SCI clearance.Description

Keystone Mission Solutions is seeking an engineer with at least 20 years of experience designing and developing large RF systems, preferably in satellite communications and/or electronic warfare. This position requires the ability to assess customer mission needs, develop and assess requirements, perform system design, and support system performance analysis.Keystone Mission Solutions provides engineering and business consulting services focused on Space Superiority, Space Domain Awareness, Satellite Command & Control, and RF technologies. We support Industry Partners or work directly with Government customers (USSF, USAF, and Intelligence Community) to accelerate the development and delivery of new capabilities by providing exceptionally qualified domain experts that identify and apply technology to rapidly address gaps in mission capability.The ideal candidate will have the experience and ability to field systems, assess bed down issues, and conduct and support integration and testing. The candidate must be able to analyze the system and RF component design performance and meet system performance budgets. Specific knowledge of legacy and evolving satellite communications protocols, as used for Tracking Telemetry & Control and relay communications is required. Complete working knowledge of link-budget calculations is required. Experience in phased array and dish technologies is required, as well as knowledge of waveform and signal processing. Understanding of current technology capabilities and existing commercial components is strongly desirable. Working knowledge of frequency allocations and international agreements on interference mitigation standards is strongly desired. Experience using standard tools such as Matlab tool suites, CST Studio Suite, or similar is required. The candidate must have an existing TS/SCI clearance.Keystone's success is based on recruiting talented employees who want to work in a mission-focused, collaborative team environment. Candidates must possess a deep mission understanding and technical expertise to support the rapid development of new capabilities for the US Space Force and Intelligence Community.Our business model is built around flexibility for our employees. All positions are hourly and include an extremely flexible approach to Paid Time Off (PTO) that allows you to design a work/life balance that meets your individual needs. Hours for this position may range from 25-40 hours per week. Most positions involve a virtual office (work-from-home) combined with occasional on-site support at customer facilities.

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