AddressFleet is a space-enabled exploration technology company on a mission to dramatically accelerate the discovery of critical minerals needed to decarbonize our global economy. Electric vehicles and other clean energy technologies are vital elements of the world’s efforts to combat climate change, and these will demand many times more critical minerals than today, with an incremental value of over USD $13 trillion. At the same time, finding new mineral deposits is becoming more challenging as we increasingly exhaust the supply of shallow deposits and are forced to explore deeper underground. Traditional exploration methods are poorly suited to address this challenge, so a new approach is needed.
Our approach is to combine space technology, proprietary seismic sensors, cutting edge Ambient Noise Tomography, and machine learning to provide the world’s first scalable 3D exploration dataset with near-real-time insights to guide active exploration programs far more efficiently to new deposits. This is Fleet’s flagship product, ExoSphere - a space-enabled solution for mineral exploration in real-time, in 3D, and under cover with very low environmental impact. Since launching ExoSphere in March 2022, Fleet has signed contracts with over 30 clients including Rio Tinto, Barrick Gold and Core Lithium and completed over 300 Ambient Noise Tomography surveys, more than any other company in the world.
As part of Fleet’s founding vision to connect the Earth, Moon, and Mars, we also apply our technology to innovative solutions for defense and space exploration, including an upcoming mission to the Moon. Headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia, Fleet has rapidly grown to over 130 employees including a growing team in the USA, Canada, and beyond. We have raised over AUD $85M in venture funding, backed by premier investors including Blackbird, Grok, and In-Q-Tel.
The Team
The Science Team at Fleet Space Technologies is composed of team-oriented technical experts who are driving innovation in exploration technology for use on the Earth and beyond it. As the core developers of ExoSphere, we are at the forefront of several fields all at once – seismology, exploration geology, and machine learning to name a few. We are creative, combining space technology and in-house sensors with computational geophysics and machine learning to unlock geological insight from the subsurface in a way that nobody else has tried before. And we are bold, applying this technology not just on the Earth, but on the surface of other planetary bodies in our solar system. It's not rocket science, but it's close! One must not only bring proven technical expertise, but also be open minded, agile, and adaptable to solve challenges that could very well change our world (and others beyond). We value diversity of perspective, journey, industry experience, skillset, working style, communication preference, and identity; the fact that we come from over 40 nationalities only reinforces our commitment to Inclusion & Diversity.
As a business, we are ambitious, innovative, and collaborative and we put our customers first in everything that we do. We love celebrating our successes, and we have had a lot to celebrate to date including Series C Funding and selection of our technology to be among the first Australian hardware to be deployed on the Moon. We are a diverse group of professionals who have come together for one purpose - to build spacecraft for explorers of new worlds with a mission to connect Earth, Moon and Mars. Come help shape the future through this fantastic opportunity!
Core Values
The Core Values at Fleet Space Technologies guide us to our North Star of ambitious, collaborative success - AD ASTRA (“To the Stars!”)
- Add Value: Obsessively add value for our customers
- Drive Excellence: Benchmark against the best
- Agile Action: Take Action. Independent, fast, frugal action
- Seek Truth: Be curious. Explore
- Take Responsibility: Make decisions and own them
- Radical Ideas: We are unique. We do things differently
- Always Deliver: We always find a way to get it done on time
The Role
Fleet Space Technologies are seeking a skilled RF Engineer to join our Satellite team and work toward developing innovative satellite RF communications payloads and ground terminals for Fleet Space’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit communication satellites. The ideal candidate will have a passion for exploring novel RF solutions to maximise the data throughput of our satellite payloads.
Reporting to the Team Lead - RF Communications Engineering, the RF Engineer will work closely with various teams beyond RF including: mechanical, PCB electronics teams as well as with the Product and Regulatory teams, to ensure that all projects are aligned with company goals and objectives. As a key member of the satellite team, you will take on exciting and challenging RF tasks including the design, development and testing of products to ensure successful and on-time completion of milestones.
The role requires strong technical skills, overseeing the execution of small projects and providing innovative RF solutions for the company. In addition to your technical skills, you will be deeply involved in implementing new technologies and ideas into useful and efficient products. Your focus will be on optimising and engineering ideas to ensure that they are technically sound and feasible. The incumbent should expect to engage with a plethora of yet to be defined challenges that will drive revenue for the company, inspire/challenge them technically, and help change the world (while taking Fleet interplanetary)!
Location
The core of the satellite, software & hardware Engineering teams are located at HQ in Adelaide (Beverley), South Australia; which is where this role must be based.
***Applicants must have full working rights in Australia.
Main Responsibilities
This role will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- Design, development and prototyping of new RF & microwave components and electronic subsystems
- RF line-up budget calculations, modelling and simulations of RF & microwave circuits using software packages
- Qualification testing and documentation of new products, including Antenna testing and EMI/EMC testing
- Ability to deal with customers and present design details and documentations during review
- Take part in manufacture and test of modules
- Work with other engineering teams to determine design constraints
- Work with the product team to ensure the RF products meet business requirements
- Identify opportunities to optimise RF designs to improve RF performance and reliability
- Communicate project progress and technical information to internal and external stakeholders
- Produce clear design and analysis documentation
- Participate in design reviews and other technical meetings
Key Skills and Required Experience
- Bachelor's (Tertiary) Degree in relevant Engineering or a related area of study is required; advanced degree preferred
- 5+ years experience in Electronics Engineering
- 2+ years experience in RF Engineering
- Experience developing system level RF communications hardware including up/down converters, transceivers, and switched filter banks
- Ability to design RF circuits, including amplifiers, mixers, and oscillators
- Ability to develop electrical requirements and designs for RF support circuitry
- Experience with testing and design of filters and antennas
- Familiarity with RF testing equipment, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and vector signal analyzers
- Global citizen who leads with an inclusive, empowering approach with the ability to travel for conferences, etc. if needed
- Must have full working rights in Australia
Fleet is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Fleet is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, colour, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Apply Now:
Apply for this interstellar role via the Job Advertisement on our Fleet Space Technologies Careers Page: https://www.fleetspace.com/careers
About the Interview Process:
We want to get to the essence of who you are, your life journey, and your potential to thrive at Fleet Space Technologies! As such, if selected to progress in the interview process, you will go through a series of interviews with various Fleet Explorers - assessing your technical capabilities, alignment to our values, and potential. We also will request references from those you’ve worked with, and ask you to complete our behavioral, cognitive and EQ assessment. Please let us know if we can make this process more accessible, comfortable, and inclusive for you!
Learn more & Stay connected:
Explore more about Fleet Space Technologies on our company website, and follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with all company news & developments in our pursuits to connect the Earth, Moon & Mars!
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