Senior RF & Antenna Systems Engineer

Northwood Space Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Torrance, CA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As an RF & Antenna Systems Engineer, you will define and evaluate advanced RF communication and sensing architectures supporting satellite and ground systems.
• This role sits at the intersection of antenna systems, RF hardware, signal processing, and communications, translating mission requirements into RF system architectures and performance trade studies spanning antennas, RF front ends, and signal processing.
• You will collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software teams to develop antenna systems, adaptive beamforming strategies, and high-performance communication links.
• We build real RF apertures and evaluate them as integrated systems operating at global scale.
• Responsibilities include analyzing RF system and communication link performance, evaluating and developing antenna system architectures, modeling system-level RF, link budgets, and signal processing behavior, designing and analyzing antenna systems, and planning and executing integrated system tests.
• Investigate RF system and link performance issues through measurement, modeling, and cross-disciplinary debugging.
• Work with RF, antenna, DSP, and communications engineers to translate algorithmic concepts into practical RF system implementations.
• Support regulatory submissions, link performance analysis, and operational RF system design.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or related discipline
• 5+ years experience modeling and analyzing RF systems, antenna systems, or communication links
• Strong foundation in electromagnetics, antenna theory, and RF system design
• Experience with MATLAB, Python, Rust, or similar tools for RF system or signal-processing analysis

🏖️ Benefits

• Compensation at Northwood Space is based on role, level, location, and alignment with market data
• Long-term incentives such as company stock options and discretionary performance bonuses
• Benefits include equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, flexible spending accounts, flexible time off, 10 or more paid holidays per year, retirement savings plans, and opportunities for professional development

Skills & Technologies

Python

Rust

Senior

Onsite

Degree Required

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About Northwood Space Inc.

Northwood Space provides comprehensive ground infrastructure solutions designed to accelerate and enhance space missions. They serve organizations undertaking ambitious space endeavors by offering a vertically-integrated network that prioritizes speed, capability, and resilience. Their systems are engineered for rapid manufacturing, deployment, and scaled operations, enabling complex missions with dynamic connectivity and proliferated architectures. With full control over network performance and built-in redundancy, Northwood ensures rapid response and reliability for its clients pushing the boundaries of what's possible in space exploration and utilization.

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