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Phased Array Systems Engineer - Space and Astronomy
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The Technologies for Radio Astronomy program at CSIRO Space and Astronomy (S&A) supports Australia’s leadership in radio astronomy technology and infrastructure. We operate several world-class radio astronomy observatories collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility or ATNF. We design and deliver instrumentation and data-processing systems for our own telescopes, for international facilities, and even for space flight.
In your role as the Phased Array Systems Engineer you will provide phased-array beamforming and system expertise to the CSIRO Space & Astronomy team as well as external teams, developing innovative instrumentation for radio telescopes and satellite ground stations.
You will develop procedures to calibrate the antenna array and dynamically update digital beamformer weights to track satellites in low-earth orbit. Electromagnetic (EM) models of the antenna array will be provided by other team members. The Phased Array Systems Engineer will build software around the EM models to predict beam weights and beam performance as a function of azimuth, elevation, polarisation, and frequency.
Location: Marsfield (Sydney) New South Wales
Salary: AU$117k - AU$138k per annum (pro-rata for part-time), plus up to 15.4% superannuation
Tenure: Specified term of 3 years
Reference: 80203
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Please apply on-line and provide a cover letter and CV that best demonstrate your motivation and ability to meet the requirements of this role.
13th February 2022, 11:00pm AEST