Foster City, California
Satellite & NewSpace
EngineeringAbout the Role:
An innovative satellite communications company is seeking a Senior Payload Systems Manager to lead RF communication payload subsystem activities for GEO communication satellites. This role will oversee payload architecture, subsystem requirements flow-down, customer engagement, integration activities, and AIT support across the full satellite development lifecycle. The position requires a technically hands-on engineer with strong leadership and customer-facing capabilities.
The Company
This organisation operates within the satellite and space communications sector, delivering advanced communication satellite solutions for commercial customers globally. With a highly collaborative engineering environment and close interaction between US and European teams, the company offers the opportunity to work on technically complex, high-impact satellite programmes.
Benefits & Opportunities
- Join a highly specialised payload engineering function with significant technical ownership and customer visibility.
- Work closely with a close-knit technical team alongside program managers and the CTO.
- Work within a leadership-backed organisation that has received significant industry recognition and is investing heavily in infrastructure and long-term stability.
To be successful you’ll need to have…
- 5+ years of experience as a Payload Manager or Payload Systems Engineer, specifically in RF Communications
- Must have experience in satellite AIT
- Recent hands-on experience and a willingness to remain in a hands-on technical position
Interested to know more?
Reach out to me at millie@neuco-group.com for an initial discussion
Key words…if all these are resonating, this could be the job for you!!
RF Communication Payloads | GEO Satellites | Payload Systems Engineering | Satellite AIT | Payload Architecture | Satellite Integration | Communication Satellites | Payload Management | Systems Engineering | Space Systems | RF Engineering | Satellite OEM | Payload Subsystems | Customer Requirements | Satellite Manufacturing
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