Antenna Engineer (All Levels)
San Francisco, CA$150k - $190kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Antenna Engineers to design and bring to production the phased-array antennas for Farcast’s next-generation satellite user terminals, from element design and simulation to array-level performance, hardware testing, and validation; highly hands-on with ownership of flight and production hardware.
Responsibilities
- Design antenna elements (e.g. patch, slot, and dipole) for use in antenna arrays
- Optimize antenna performance for metrics such as bandwidth, gain, directivity, return loss, and axial ratio
- Develop scripts to calculate various specifications of an array antenna radiation pattern, including directivity, beamwidth, and sidelobe levels
- Perform efficient full-wave simulation of antenna elements and large array antennas using HFSS
- Develop test plans and execute antenna testing using lab equipment such as VNA, signal generator, spectrum analyzers, Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR), and Far field testing
Qualifications
- 3 years of hands-on experience in Antenna design and testing
- Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Antennas
Skills
Required:Antenna designFull-wave simulationRF testing
Nice to have:Scripting for RF/array analysis
Benefits
- Meaningful company stock ownership
- Unlimited PTO plus 20+ days of company shutdown
- Parental leave designed by parents for parents
- 401k with 5% company matching
- $13,600 in annual perks (wellness, commute, and meals)
- Individualized health, dental, and vision insurance plans for you and your family
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Farcast
We build advanced satcom user terminals
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