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Senior RF Hardware Engineer

K2 Space· Product Engineering
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Los Angeles, CA$120k - $200kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Design and development of RF and microwave hardware for high-power satellite systems, including SDR-enabled RF electronics, PCBAs, and integration within spacecraft. Leadership in RF engineering with a path from initial architecture to spaceflight, expected to have flown systems within two years.

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 with internal and external stakeholders to integrate designs into the spacecraft system
  • Act as technical leader and subject-matter expert, mentoring others in the team
  • First 6 months: architect, develop, own, test, and integrate new RF electronics for SDR systems for satellite communications and beyond
  • Within 2 years: have flown your system in space and developed cutting-edge RF systems

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related STEM field
  • 5+ years of experience in microwave and RF engineering
  • Experience designing multilayer PCBAs and integrating COTS ICs for RF applications in Altium or similar PCB tools
  • Experience with RF circuit modeling and analysis tools 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 startup environment

Skills

Required:RF engineeringPCB design (multilayer PCBA)RF modeling and analysisRF test equipment

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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