Antenna-Engineer for Telecom Payloads (m/f/d)

Proposal phase:

• Technical support in the creation of offers within the Telekom department
• Perform link budget analyses (utilizing OHB in-house tools) to determine system capacity i.e. overall aggregated data rates
• Elaboration and development of your own payload approaches for a telecom mission
• Calculation and creation of antenna patterns in the offer phase using standardized analysis software (e.g. Grasp, SatSoft)
• technical consultation and negotiations with the respective antenna suppliers
• Development of own ideas in the area of intelligent antennas (multibeam missions)

Implementation phase:

• Development of analogue and digital antennas for Telecom payloads based on customer-specification
• Carrying out and supporting all antenna reviews of the telecom payload
• Support of all subsystems related to electrical and mechanical antenna interface on board a satellite
• Creation of all documentation in the course of a satellite project of phase 0, A, B, C/D and phase E

Operational phase:

• Planning and execution of payload IOT (In Orbit Test) RF tests wrt. antenna pattern measurements
• Contact person for the payload antennas during the satellite's lifetime

• Master’s degree in RF or communication engineering, or equivalent qualification
• Good understanding of all high-frequency technology and its components such as amplifiers, LNA, waveguides, converters
• Initial experience in measuring antennas in a CATR (antenna compact range) would be an advantage
• Experience in using antenna simulation tools such as Grasp, FeKo and Sat-Soft
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively within a team
• Very good knowledge of the English language
• German language skills would be an advantage