Hardware Development Engineer (RF Systems)
Torrance, CA$100k - $200kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Hardware Development Engineer leading the development of Northwood’s antenna systems from architecture through design, integration, manufacturing, and deployment. Senior IC and cross-functional product lead with deep technical expertise across mechanical, RF, electronics, embedded systems, and related disciplines.
Responsibilities
- Own the technical development and execution of a Northwood antenna system or major subsystem from concept through production and deployment.
- Translate product, customer, and mission needs into system requirements, architectures, interfaces, performance budgets, and verification plans.
- Coordinate development across mechanical, electrical, RF, antenna, embedded software, thermal, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and field operations.
- Build and manage development schedules, technical milestones, critical-path dependencies, and risk-mitigation plans.
- Lead system-level trade studies across antenna performance, structural design, power, thermal behavior, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and deployment speed.
- Drive prototype builds, system integration, test campaigns, root-cause investigations, and production-readiness reviews.
- Contribute directly to design, analysis, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting within your primary engineering discipline.
- Provide clear updates to engineering leadership on progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of experience developing complex hardware, antenna systems, RF products, aerospace systems, or similarly multidisciplinary technology.
- Deep individual-contributor expertise in at least one relevant engineering discipline, such as mechanical design, electrical hardware, RF hardware, antenna engineering, embedded systems, or systems integration.
- Demonstrated experience owning a complex hardware product or subsystem through design, prototyping, integration, testing, and delivery.
- Strong systems-thinking ability and experience managing technical interfaces and tradeoffs across multiple engineering disciplines.
- Experience turning ambiguous product objectives into requirements, development plans, schedules, and test strategies.
- Hands-on experience building, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting physical hardware systems.
- Strong organization, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
Skills
Required:Antenna system design and developmentSystems engineering and requirementsCross-functional leadership
Benefits
- equity
- comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- flexible spending accounts
- flexible time off
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- retirement savings plans
- opportunities for professional development
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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