Top 19 Communications engineer Jobs in California

Optical Communications Architect
Impulse Space —Redondo Beach, CA
- $190,000 - $240,000 a year
- Full-time
- 8 years
- Math
- Experience equivalent to degree accepted
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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Broadcast/Digital ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING (ADE)
KTSF TV —Brisbane, CA
- $100,000 - $110,000 a year
- Full-time
- Maintenance
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- In-person
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
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University of California Berkeley —Berkeley, CA
- $110,000 - $140,000 a year
- Online Application
- Background check
- Analysis skills
- University
- Referral program
Engineering Technical Writer
Boarhog LLC —San Diego, CA
- Full-time
- Military
- English
- Mid-level
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
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Product Engineering Writer II – ArcGIS Pro Documentation
Esri —Redlands, CA
- $79,664 - $129,792 a year
- Mid-level
- Master's degree
- Bachelor's degree
Communications Manager-Product & Engineering
Western Digital —San Jose, CA
- $106,600 - $142,100 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- SharePoint
- Senior level
- Health savings account
- AD&D insurance
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Software Engineering Manager - GPU Communications Libraries
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $184,000 - $356,500 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Bachelor of Science
- Doctor of Philosophy
MOBLAS Console Operator / Space Communications Program
Peraton —Mount Laguna, CA
- $32.53 an hour
- 8 hour shift
- High school diploma or GED
- 1 year
- Associate's degree
- Health savings account
- Paid holidays
Director, Systems Engineering
Fox Corporation —Los Angeles, CA
- $160,000 - $220,000 a year
- Weekends as needed
- Writing skills
- Office
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
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NIWC - Undergraduate Student II or III - Communications Division Engineering Support (Task No. 55-152614)
San Diego State University Research Foundation —San Diego, CA
- $17.75 - $19.67 an hour
- Background check
- Computer Science
- Scripting
Digital Communications Architect
CesiumAstro —El Segundo, CA
- $228,000 - $279,000 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- 11+ years
- Business development
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
Lead - Systems, Waveforms (Wireless Communications)
TrellisWare Technologies —San Diego, CA
- $115,000 - $200,000 a year
- Ability to walk for extended periods
- 5 years
- Bachelor of Science
Communication Systems Architect
CesiumAstro —El Segundo, CA
- $228,000 - $279,000 a year
- Full-time
- 11+ years
- Business development
- Senior level
- Health savings account
- Health insurance
Communication Systems Engineering Section Manager
The Aerospace Corporation —El Segundo, CA
- $147,600 - $221,400 a year
- Full-time
- 6 years
- Computer Science
- Engineering
- Paid holidays
- Relocation assistance
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Engineering Manager, DRIVE OS Communication Infrastructure
NVIDIA —Santa Clara, CA
- $224,000 - $356,500 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor of Science
- 3 years
- Mentoring
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Sr. Communications Payload Architect
SPINLAUNCH Inc —Long Beach, CA
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Master's degree
- Analysis skills
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Principal / Lead Wireless Communications System Architect
Omni Design Technologies —Milpitas, CA
- Full-time
- 11+ years
- Presentation skills
- Doctor of Philosophy

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Optical Communications Architect

Impulse Space -
Redondo Beach, CA

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Job Details

Full-time
$190,000 - $240,000 a year

Benefits

Stock options
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Vision insurance

Qualifications

Software coding
Cross-functional communication
Data analysis software

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Description

As the Architect of Optical Communications at Impulse, you will be a senior technical contributor responsible for shaping the architecture of free-space optical communications systems. You will own the system-level models and trade studies that determine link margin, achievable data rate, terminal sizing, pointing requirements, optical throughput, receiver sensitivity, and end-to-end mission performance.

This role is intended for an engineer who can operate at an architecture level while staying close to the hardware. You will build and maintain practical Python, MATLAB, or similar modeling tools, use those tools to make architecture recommendations, and translate the results into requirements for optical, electrical, GNC, software, mechanical, and test teams.

Relevant experience may come from space optical communications, terrestrial fiber communications, coherent optical systems, high-data-rate telecom hardware, or adjacent optical/electrical communications systems. Prior space hardware experience is valuable but not required.

Leveling will be commensurate with experience, with emphasis on senior, staff, or principal-level technical contribution.

Responsibilities

Own and maintain end-to-end optical communications link budget models for free-space optical communications systems.
Develop architecture models for space-to-ground and space-to-space lasercom links across relevant mission regimes.
Quantify link margin, data rate, acquisition margin, and sensitivity to major terminal design choices.
Model optical transmitter and receiver performance from electrical input through propagation to detected signal.
Lead architecture trades across aperture size, transmit power, modulation, coding, pointing stability, atmospheric loss, and receiver sensitivity.
Incorporate relevant assumptions from terrestrial fiber communications and high-data-rate optical hardware into space-based optical communications architecture trades.
Support PAT architecture by modeling pointing and acquisition sensitivity as it affects link closure and terminal design.

Minimum Qualifications

Degree or equivalent experience in optical engineering, electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, applied math, or a related technical field.
8+ years of demonstrated experience building physics-based engineering models in Python, MATLAB, or a similar environment.
Strong fundamentals in optics, communications, radiometry, statistics, signal processing, or related disciplines.
Ability to work across disciplines and clearly communicate assumptions, sensitivities, margins, and technical risk.
Experience with optical communications, RF communications, telecom systems, high-speed electrical/optical hardware, or related system-level communications architecture.

Preferred Skills and Experience

8+ years of demonstrated experience with free-space optical communications, lasercom, optical link budgets, or optical terminal architecture.
8+ years of demonstrated experience with terrestrial fiber communications, coherent optical communications, high-data-rate ground hardware, or telecom systems.
Experience with coherent or direct-detection optical communications and receiver sensitivity analysis.
Familiarity with optical transmitter or receiver hardware such as EDFAs, modulators, fiber optics, photodetectors, coherent receivers, or telescope systems.
Experience modeling atmospheric propagation, turbulence, cloud statistics, weather data, or optical site availability.
Experience with PAT, jitter, beam steering, fiber coupling, pointing loss, or terminal pointing requirements.
Space hardware, spacecraft, or mission architecture experience is helpful but not required.

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

Impulse Space’s spacecraft manufacturing business is subject to U.S. export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). This position requires applicants to be either U.S. Persons (i.e., U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent U.S. resident (green card holder), an individual granted asylum in the U.S., or an individual admitted in U.S. refugee status) or persons eligible to obtain an export license from the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, or other applicable U.S. government agencies. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

About Impulse Space

Impulse Space, the in-space transportation company founded by Tom Mueller, is opening access beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with its fleet of in-space transportation vehicles. The high-energy Helios vehicle unlocks orbits beyond LEO with its powerful Deneb engine, dropping off payloads in MEO, GEO, heliocentric, lunar, and other planetary orbits. The flight-proven Mira vehicle uses a nontoxic, high-impulse chemical propulsion system to offer orbital transport, constellation deployment, and precision reentry services to customers throughout LEO. Led by a team that delivered the most reliable rockets in history, Impulse provides economical and efficient in-space transportation by reliably and rapidly getting customers where they want to go.

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