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Senior SATCOM Systems Engineer

KBR · Posted Oct 12, 2026

San Diego, California, United States
On-site
Full-time · Senior
$140K–$155K per year
8+ years

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The Senior Satellite Communications (SATCOM) Systems Engineer will support the architecture, analysis, integration, and technical oversight of advanced satellite communications systems.

Compensation

The approximate annual salary for this role is $140-155k.

Responsibilities

Analysis of modulation and coding performance, multiple access techniques, waveform optimization, and integration of SoC/FPGA-based communications subsystems.
Analyze and define modem and RF subsystem architectures for SATCOM systems
Evaluate modulation and coding schemes (QPSK, 8PSK, APSK variants, LDPC, Turbo, etc.) under operational link conditions
Assess and support implementation of multiple access techniques
Develop and review link budgets, spectral efficiency analysis, and interference mitigation strategies

Requirements

BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related field
Nice to have: MS in Electrical Engineering
Nice to have: MILSATCOM (WGS, AEHF, MUOS)
Nice to have: Commercial SATCOM systems
Nice to have: protected waveforms

Skills

RF engineering digital communications modem development

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