What are the responsibilities and job description for the Antenna Calibration Engineer - ENG008 position at ENG008 - ALL.SPACE?
ROLES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate will be working with state-of-the-art over-the-air antenna testing facility for our novel Ku- and Ka-band satcom terminal. This will include leading the set-up and operation of brand-new Compact Antenna Test Ranges (CATR) both in the UK and US. You will be responsible for highly technical calibration and qualifications of the terminals. Using your RF/antenna background, you will integrate MATLAB and Python-based control software to control and synchronise the CATR measurement system with a variety of RF infrastructure, including active RF networks, the satcom terminal (API controlled) and RF test equipment including a Keysight PNA-X, PNA, spectrum analysers, signal generators, power sensors, calibration kits and more.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an engineer that wants to drive a highly technical, novel calibration and measurement system to a production-standard. The successful candidate will own multiple technical development workstreams to use statistical analysis of large RF measurement data-sets to develop our calibration and qualification routines to new heights in order to improve terminal throughput without sacrificing quality.
CATR Commissioning and Development
- Commission and run state-of-the-art Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR) systems
- Run calibration and verification measurements of terminals as part of production
- Run over-the-air development activity in the CATR for next-generation terminals
- Maintain and develop MATLAB control scripts for the CATR system
Antenna Calibration and Verification
- Develop, calibrate, and verify the performance of the calibration system
- Integrate calibration methodologies into system frameworks
- Develop scripts to validate system functionality
- Develop statistical confidence level indications for chamber calibrations
Documentation and Reporting
- Document calibration procedures, methodologies, and results for internal reference and regulatory compliance
- Generate reports summarizing findings, including defects and performance metrics
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders to convey results and recommendations.