Contract RF Test Engineer Job at Redwire Space, Longmont, CO

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  • Redwire Space
  • Longmont, CO

Job Description

Unlock the Future of Space at Redwire Space

Do you thrive on turning the impossible into reality? At Redwire Space, every day presents an opportunity to innovate, tackle fascinating challenges, and directly shape future technologies for multiple domains (space and terrestrial). Redwire is where groundbreaking ideas take flight, and the results are truly out of this world.

Innovate with Our RF Systems Group in Longmont, Colorado

Join Redwire's RF Systems group in Longmont, Colorado, and become an integral part of engineering the next generation of RF products. These enable mission-critical capabilities across space, air, land, and beyond. Whether it's advanced communications, sophisticated sensing, electronic warfare, or directed energy, our team delivers cutting-edge solutions — from orbital deployments to the tactical edge — in support of one force, every front .

Join a Team Driven by Curiosity, Purpose, and Impact

Decide today to become a part of our engineering team and you'll find yourself in a collaborative, agile environment where curiosity, purpose, and impact guide every decision. We are not just a company; we are a collective renowned for our technical expertise, leadership in engineering, and unwavering commitment to project ownership. Come experience a place where your contributions truly matter.

Job Summary

Redwire Space Solutions has a current opportunity for a Contract RF Test Engineer for 6 months  located at our facility in Longmont, CO. In this role you will interface with all functions of engineering as well as project management to aid in coordinating testing and development efforts for product development and project deliverables. You will provide support to prototyping and development teams to develop test setups for initial functionality demonstration and evaluation as well as Qualification and Flight hardware. The ideal candidate will have prior experience in the space sector, with an emphasis on RF antennas and systems.

Responsibilities

This position will work with engineering teams and project leaders to:

  • Develop test requirements and verification methods through close collaboration with the Systems Engineering team.
  • Develop and execute test plans, procedures, and reports from prototype to flight hardware.
  • Identify testing methods and test fixturing for risk mitigation, prototype development and requirement verification testing.
  • Plan and perform functional testing, RF tests, and environmental testing of hardware, including vibration testing, thermal cycling, thermal vacuum, and other qualification tests.

Ideal Experience

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Aerospace Engineering or other space-related discipline with a minimum of 5 or more years of industry/related experience (* Master’s or PhD degree in a related field may substitute for 2 years of experience).
  • Proficient with writing test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports.
  • Experience in overseeing and processing data from environmental tests such as vibration, shock, thermal cycling and/or thermal-vacuum testing.
  • Experience working with space flight hardware.
  • Install/assemble active RF boxes , safely powering and operating boxes, and executing overall component and system-level performance testing.
  • Experience with test equipment and bench top measurements for circuits and RF systems, including Vector Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, and Oscilloscopes.
  • Experience with data acquisition equipment, programming equipment, and LabVIEW.

Desired Skills

  • Experience with RF design and equipment (understanding of RF theory and/or EE system theory).
  • Hands-on experience with electronics and modifying electrical hardware.
  • Experience using CAD to design and fabricate test systems, fixturing, and/or mechanisms.
  • Experience and training in safe handling protocols for flight hardware, including use of cleanrooms.
  • Experience with test-analysis correlation, including the ability to understand, interpret, and validate analysis predictions through test methods.
  • Experience with generating requirements and establishing appropriate verification criteria.
  • Experience in supporting technical risk identification, mitigation planning and mitigation execution.
  • Experience with supporting project stage-gate reviews (such as CDR, TRR, etc.) and interfacing with customers.

Job Tags

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