Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer

KBR · San Diego, California, United States

Location
San Diego
Job Type
Full time
Posted
July 04, 2026

Job Description

Description

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The Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer will support the architecture, analysis, integration, and technical oversight of advanced SATCOM and tactical communications systems. The role requires strong technical depth in RF engineering, digital communications, and modem development, with emphasis on physical layer performance and waveform implementation.

The engineer will work across RF, IF, baseband, and networking layers to evaluate and develop modem and terminal architectures for military and commercial satellite communications systems. Responsibilities include analysis of modulation and coding performance, multiple access techniques, waveform optimization, and integration of SoC/FPGA-based communications subsystems.

This position is hands-on and technical.

The ideal candidate has direct experience developing, analyzing, or implementing modem or radio subsystems — not solely supporting requirements documentation.

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