About this job

We are recruiting a Microwave Mm & Wave Technology & Equipment for Sapienza to work on our Customers Site (ESA-ESTEC).

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, development and performance evaluation of RF equipment and technologies applicable to space and ground segments
• Provide expert technical support to ESA projects and programmes
• Development of test beds and characterization of RF Equipment/Payloads, such as:
  • Time & frequency equipment e.g. clocks, oscillators, control units, frequency converters
  • RF active equipment e.g. high power amplifier, low noise amplifier, MMICs, Transmit/Receive modules
  • RF passive equipment e.g. filters, switches, ferrite devices
  • RF Payloads for GNSS, Telecom, EO or Science applications
  • Microwave and mm-wave test beds
  • Life- and TVAC test beds
• Development of software (e.g. Lab View) for automated testing, control and monitoring of RF performance
• Contribute to the generation of innovative ideas in the field of RF equipment and technologies and to the definition of ESA R&D programmes
• Define technical requirements and statements of work for the tasks to be performed by industry from early conceptual studies to full hardware development
• Contribute to the development/usage of section related laboratory facilities and analysis/simulation tools
• Maintain state-of-the-art expertise by monitoring the technologicaltrends and applying them in the day-to-day tasks

Profile

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Electrical, Electronics or Telecommunicationengineering
• At least 4 years of relevant work experience
• Good background on development of RF equipment and technologies for space applications
• Several years of experience in the field of testing of RF equipment and RF payloads for space applications
• Project skills and management of R&D contracts
• Fluent in English; knowledge of another ESA member-state language is an asset

Contact:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the EU

Please send your CV (in English) as soon as possible, but no later than 2nd December 2020 to jobs@sapienzaconsulting.com

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