Max Smoot

About Max Smoot

Current Interests: Signal Processing Algorithm Development and Analysis, RF/Comm Systems ArchitectureRelevant Skills:• System Design/Architecture • RF/Wireless Systems • Link Budgets• Software Defined Radios• DSP/Signal Processing & Controls• System Simulations and Model Based Design• Test Automation• Requirements Creation & Management

Experience

1. Principal Systems Engineering

   Kymeta Corporation

   Jan 2016 — Present · Redmond, WA, US

   PRINCIPAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER (September 2022 - Present)NTI LEAD, RF SYSTEMS (September 2020 - Present)SENIOR TECHNOLOGIST (June 2022)DIRECTOR, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING (September 2021 - September 2022)SENIOR SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGER (March 2020 - September 2021)SYSTEMS ENGINEERING MANAGER (May 2019 - March 2020)LEAD SYSTEMS ENGINEER (May 2017 - May 2019)SENIOR RF SYSTEMS ENGINEER (January 2017 - May 2017)RF SYSTEMS ENGINEER (January 2016 - January 2017)• Stood up technical solutions delivery process and team chartered to evaluate new use cases, to evaluate associated technical risks, and to run in situ technical trials on nascent products• Scoped and led successful trials and demos for external parties using prototype equipment• Project Engineer for multi-mTenna (metamaterials antenna) terminal project• Primary Systems Engineer for coherent RF combining project• Led dozens of technology demonstrations and explanations to potential customers/investors• Created system and software flow diagrams to support multi-antenna terminal design• Created and maintained system and subsystem requirements in support of Ku mTenna, combiner, and multi-mTenna terminal design using Jama• Supported system bring-up and validation activities for prototype Ku ASMs and combiner • Created DSP (digital signal processing) FPGA test vectors for and designed polyphase and fractional delay filters• Integrated terminal for and supported cross-country Ku comms-on-the-move demonstration

Education

• University of Southern California

  MS, Electrical Engineering

  2007 — 2008

• Harvey Mudd College

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Engineering

  2003 — 2007

Skills

• Sensors
• Modelsim
• Radio Frequency (Rf)
• C
• Xilinx
• Space Systems
• Labview
• Pcb Design
• Integration
• Digital Signal Processing
• Testing
• Systems Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Systems Design
• Algorithms
• Communication Systems
• Embedded Systems
• Data Analysis
• System Design
• Hardware Architecture
• Matlab
• System Architecture
• Signal Processing
• Simulink
• Fpga
• Verilog
• Satellite Communications (Satcom)
• C++
• Satellite
• Python
• Automation
• Engineering
• Electronic Warfare
• Vhdl
• Simulations