Radio Frequency Team Lead

Fleet Space Technologies is looking for RF Team Lead to manage, mentor and lead our team of Communication & RF Engineers and guide them towards developing innovative satellite RF communications payloads and ground terminals for Fleet Space’s constellation of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) communication satellites.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for exploring novel RF solutions to maximize the data throughput of our satellite payloads, with Antenna expertise a great bonus to have.

We are ideally looking for this person to be based in Adelaide but we are open to considering candidates in the East Coast of Australia or the West Coast of the United States. Denver and Arizona are also potential options due to other team members distributed globally and cross over in working hours.

About Fleet Space

Fleet Space Technologies vision from the beginning was to build technologies to help humanity explore and connect the Earth, Moon, and Mars.

This led us to develop and launch one of Australia’s largest constellation of satellites, create our satellite-enabled mineral exploration technology (ExoSphere), and send Australia’s first seismic technology (SPIDER) to the Moon in 2026.

ExoSphere, our end-to-end mineral exploration solution powered by space and AI, aims to accelerate critical mineral discovery needed for the clean energy technologies foundational to humanity’s clean energy future.

As part of Fleet’s founding vision, 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 $85M AUD in venture funding, backed by premier investors including Blackbird, Grok, and In-Q-Tel and in 2023 we were recognized by the Australian Financial Review (AFR) as the #1 fastest growing technology company in Australia.

To the moon!

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Satellite & Mission, the RF Team Lead will work closely with various teams beyond RF including: mechanical, PCB electronics Engineers 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 act as an interface between different groups to ensure smooth communication and collaboration, driving the projects to a successful conclusion.

The role requires strong leadership skills, overseeing a small team of engineers, providing vision for the group and RF solutions for the company, mentorship, and assuring all projects are properly staffed and meeting their deadlines with world class solutions. In addition to managing the team, you will be deeply involved in implementing new technologies and ideas into useful and efficient products. Your focus will be on optimizing and engineering ideas to ensure that they are technically sound and feasible.

Key Skills and Required Experience

• Bachelor’s or higher Degree in relevant Engineering
• Proven experience in leading & inspiring a team of Engineers (2+ years leadership experience) that leads with an inclusive, empowering approach
• 5+ years experience in RF Communications Engineering
• Experience developing system level RF communications hardware
• Ability to design RF circuits, including amplifiers, filters, mixers, and oscillators
• Familiarity with RF testing equipment, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and vector signal analyzers
• Experience with HFSS and antenna design is desirable
• Ability to travel globally conferences, team and leadership collaboration
• Must have full working rights

Fleet’s Culture & Benefits

We are revolutionizing the exploration of new worlds with advanced space technology to build a more prosperous future for humanity.

As a business, we are ambitious, innovative, and collaborative and we put our customers first in everything that we do.

Our company values 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

Our benefits include:

We have an extremely flexible work culture, with a mix of onsite, hybrid and remote workers who take time for school runs, exercise and appointments. It’s about getting the work done, not time at desk.

Equity (ESOP) grants.

10 extra Wellness days per year.

Learning budgets.

Access to confidential Psychologist appoints via our Employee Assistance Program.

Dedicated learning budgets.

Plenty of opportunity to be part of an amazing STEM program to create the next generation of explorers.