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RF Hardware Engineer

K2 Space· Product Engineering
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Los Angeles, CA$115k - $200kFull-timePosted 5mo ago

About the role

Design and development of radiofrequency and microwave hardware for high-power satellite systems, with rapid design, build, test, and flight integration in a fast-paced startup environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and development of radiofrequency and microwave hardware from UHF 200 MHz through Ka band 30 GHz, including phased array antennas, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, RF mixers, up and downconverters, high speed data converters, and other RF electronics components
  • Design printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for spacecraft including architecture, schematic capture, component selection, layout, bring up and debugging
  • Qualify designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing
  • Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to integrate designs into the spacecraft system

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related field
  • 1+ years of experience in microwave and RF engineering
  • Experience designing multilayer PCBAs and integrating COTS ICs for RF applications in Altium or similar tools
  • Experience with RF circuit modeling and analysis software such as Cadence AWR Microwave Office and Keysight ADS
  • Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere

Skills

Required:RF engineeringPCB designRF simulation toolsRF testing

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Aug 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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