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Northwood Space · Torrance, CA · RF & Comms · first seen 2026-08-06

About the role

As a Senior RF Hardware Engineer you will be responsible for RF electronics design and performance. You will influence the overall ground network and portal design based on RF performance trades, and collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers to create products from concept to production.

Responsibilities

  • Design RF electronics hardware for next generation products and iterate on existing hardware to improve reliability, performance, and manufacturability
  • Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (amplifiers, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
  • Build RF circuits (LNAs, filters, power amplifiers) and support circuitry (power, digital control), and characterize their performance
  • Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to characterize and troubleshoot integrated RF system performance

Required qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
  • 5+ years of RF design experience across circuits, filters, or antennas

Preferred qualifications

  • RF line-up design considering non-linearity, noise, output power, and blocker/jammer tolerance
  • Power amplifier, LNA, and filter design
  • Experience with design and bring-up of point of load converters and common digital interfaces (I2C/SPI)
  • Theory and testing related to EVM, Noise Figure, power handling metrics (IIP2, IMD), impedance matching, amplifier stability, and cascaded network analysis
  • Python or other language for data analysis and test automation

Security clearance

This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, you are encouraged to initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer.

Additional requirements

Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed.

Compensation and benefits

Base salary determined on a case-by-case basis depending on job-related skills, education, experience, and technical expertise. Benefits include equity, stock options, discretionary performance bonuses, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and professional development opportunities.

Location and work arrangement

Torrance, California.

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