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Northwood SpaceNorthwood SpaceLos Angeles, CA

Senior RF & Antenna Systems Engineer

Designs and evaluates advanced RF and antenna systems for satellite communications, including phased arrays and beamforming. Conducts performance analysis, modeling, testing, and collaboration across RF, DSP, and hardware teams. Requires 5+ years RF experience and strong electromagnetics foundation.

170k – 230k/yr
On-site5+ YOEHardware Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Analyze RF system and communication link performance, deriving top-level specifications for antenna systems, RF front ends, and signal processing architectures
  • Evaluate and develop antenna system architectures, including phased arrays and adaptive beamforming strategies
  • Model system-level RF, link budgets, and signal processing behavior to guide beamforming architectures, modem implementations, and system trade studies, including measured aperture performance in complex electromagnetic environments
  • Design and analyze antenna systems, pointing and tracking strategies, aperture calibration and performance optimization
  • Plan and execute integrated system tests focused on physical-layer performance such as G/T, EIRP, link margin, and modem performance metrics
  • 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

Basic Qualifications

  • 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
  • Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with phased arrays, beamforming systems, or advanced antenna architectures
  • Strong understanding of beamforming theory, array factor, and electromagnetic propagation
  • Experience performing link budget analysis and communication system trade studies
  • Familiarity with modem architectures and physical-layer performance metrics
  • Familiarity with radar systems, RF sensing systems, or electromagnetic warfare concepts
  • Experience in RF lineup design, including amplifier linearity and filter isolation tradeoffs
  • Experience analyzing metrics such as BER, EVM, noise figure, and dynamic range
  • Experience building analysis tools in Python or similar languages

Skills

MATLABPythonRustPhased ArraysBeamformingRf SystemsAntenna TheoryElectromagneticsLink Budget AnalysisVector Network AnalyzersSpectrum AnalyzersSignal Generators
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