RF Systems Engineer

Northwood Space
California, Los Angeles
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 120,000 - 170,000 annuallyFunction: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)Experience: 2+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: []

As an RF Systems Engineer, you will architect and verify space-to-ground communication systems for satellites and ground stations, influencing ground network design based on RF performance trades and collaborating with electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers to take concepts through production. You will define system specifications, analyze performance, define tests, and provide technical support to regulatory and site operations teams.

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Northwood Space
Northwood Space
10 months ago

RF Systems Engineer

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Job Summary

As an RF Systems Engineer, you will architect and verify space-to-ground communication systems for satellites and ground stations, influencing ground network design based on RF performance trades and collaborating with electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers to take concepts through production. You will define system specifications, analyze performance, define tests, and provide technical support to regulatory and site operations teams.
Location: California, Los Angeles
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: IT Operations (Systems/Network Admin)

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect RF systems for space to ground communications, including RF link and modems
  • •Analyze system performance, and derive top level specifications for RF/antenna systems and signal processing
  • •Define tests and and troubleshoot integrated hardware performance metrics (G/T and EIRP), working with hardware and software engineers
  • •Provide technical support to regulatory and site operations colleagues

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 120,000 - 170,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Equity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
  • •2+ years of experience performing analysis in MATLAB, Python, Rust, or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems and DSP
  • •2+ years of experience with RF test equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.
Experience:2+ yearsSpaceTelecommunicationsSatellites
Education:Bachelor's
Tech Stack:MATLABPythonRustVNASpectrum analyzerRFModemsAntennas

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Northwood Space
Builds modern, scalable ground infrastructure and phased-array antenna systems to improve satellite-to-Earth communications, providing rapidly deployable ground stations and networking for commercial and government space missions.
Industry: Space Technology
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Los Angeles, United States
Founded: 2023
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