RF Hardware Engineer

Salary:
Up to $250K + Equity

We’re partnering with a rapidly growing space technology company in Los Angeles looking for an experienced to own the RF Electronics design and development for next-generation communications technology.

This is a hands‑on, high‑impact role where you’ll take ownership of the full product lifecycle, from RF electronics design and manufacturing through testing, integration, and deployment. Working closely with a small, highly technical team of software, hardware, and FPGA engineers, you’ll help turn complex engineering challenges into production‑ready solutions supporting a diverse range of space customers.

The company offers a compelling combination of early‑stage agility and proven market traction, with an established customer base, an excellent industry reputation, and technology already supporting dozens of space programs.

• Own RF electronics designs, taking designs from initial concept through to deployable solution
• Develop RF front-end architectures and transmit/receive circuits, including amplifiers, filters, frequency conversion, and signal generation.
• Analyze and optimize end‑to‑end RF performance, covering sensitivity, noise, gain, linearity, and signal integrity.
• Oversee PCB design and layout, ensuring robust RF performance, signal integrity, grounding, and thermal management.
• Perform hardware bring‑up, lab testing, performance validation, and fault diagnosis.
• Manage component selection and qualification

• Extensive RF and microwave hardware design experience with demonstrated end‑to‑end ownership
• Previous experience owning multiple programs
• Previous Space industry experience is a plus!

Note:

Successful candidates must have U.S. citizenship or permanent residency due to government contract requirements.