RF Electrical Engineer

Your main responsibilities will be

• Design digital, analog, and power electronics for satellite flight hardware. Create and review schematics, block diagrams, PCB layouts, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM).
• Perform first article hardware unit testing, including reception inspection, burn-in testing, thermal validation, and hardware checkouts.
• Support spacecraft integration and testing efforts, including the design of Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE), flatsats for functional testing, and satellite flight hardware testing.
• Work closely with PCB Contract Manufacturers (CMs) to ensure quality control and timely delivery of flight hardware.
• Develop test procedures and automation scripts to characterize SDR and RF front-end performance.

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in RF/Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience designing and testing PCB's
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively across multi-disciplinary teams.

Experience in PCB design and layout (Altium or similar)

• Hands-on flight hardware experience (satellite integration, RF lab testing, prototyping, troubleshooting).
• Experience handling ESD-sensitive components and operating in cleanroom environments.

Desirable

• Experience working in the smallsat or space industry with RF payloads or communication systems.
• Interest in software-defined radio architectures, RF front-ends, and space-based RF systems.
• Experience using lab equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Noise Figure Analyzers, and RF test chambers.
• Experience with version control (git) and continuous integration workflows.
• Proficiency with Python, C++, MATLAB, or other coding languages for RF analysis and test automation.

Pay and benefits

We offer a compensation package that includes a competitive base salary plus annual performance bonus and benefits. We consider many factors when determining salary offers, such as candidate's work experience, education, training & skills, as well as market and business considerations. We are also open to considering candidates with experience and qualifications at a different level than required in a job posting, which may affect the compensation package offered.