Spacecraft RF Engineer

Motive Workforce is partnering with a Los Angeles-based spacecraft technology company developing custom spacecraft and mission solutions for national science and security applications.

We are seeking an experienced Spacecraft RF Engineer to join the flight program team. This role will lead the system-level design, evaluation, PCB layout, testing, and integration of spacecraft radio frequency systems. The engineer will also support EMI/EMC compliance, magnetic cleanliness, and magnetics requirements for spacecraft carrying magnetically sensitive payloads.

• Lead RF system architecture design, link budget analyses, and integration of spacecraft communications subsystems.
• Design and route custom printed circuit boards interfacing with spacecraft subsystems.
• Perform spacecraft-level Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility (EMI/EMC) analysis and testing.
• Lead magnetic cleanliness efforts, including dipole modeling, stray field budgeting, and hands-on magnetic survey testing of flight hardware.
• Support FCC and NTIA regulatory compliance.
• Document designs, analyses, testing procedures, and results.
• Provide technical guidance on RF test configurations, grounding, and related integration activities.