Lead RF Engineer
Xona· Engineering
Burlingame, California$170k - $200kFull-timePosted 1w ago
About the role
Lead RF Engineer at XonaSpace, designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing RF systems to enable the next-generation GNSS system, from spacecraft payload electronics to ground monitoring systems, delivering high-accuracy PNT service.
Responsibilities
- Designing, implementing, testing, and optimizing RF systems to enable the next-generation GNSS system.
- Work spans from spacecraft payload electronics to ground monitoring systems to ensure end-to-end RF broadcast system delivers high-accuracy PNT service.
Qualifications
- Understanding of electromagnetic principles behind radio frequency communications.
- Ability to interpret PCBA schematics and layout drawings. Familiarity with PCB ECAD tools such as Altium.
- Hands-on experience using electrical/RF test equipment, including multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
- Knowledge of typical performance metrics for RF communications systems.
- Hands-on experience/coursework with antenna design and/or testing. Familiarity with 3D EM simulations tools such as Ansys HFSS.
- RF amplifier and circuits tuning
- RF Design experience in L-Band, S-Band and C Band
- Familiarity with RF circuit simulation tools, such as Keysight ADS or AWR Microwave Office.
- Hands-on experience with RF test set-ups and calibrations.
- Ability to analyze and interpret RF test data, and assess performance vs. design requirements.
- Willing and able to travel to support off-site testing events as needed.
- Self-starter attitude and proactive in seeing projects from design through implementation.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, cross-team collaborative environment.
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work closely with multidisciplinary teams and external partners to achieve project goals.
- U.S. citizen or eligible for US export regulations compliance (per 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)).
Skills
Required:RF system designAntenna designPCB/ECAD interpretationRF test instrumentationRF simulation tools
Benefits
- Offers Equity (as part of compensation)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Xona
Next Era Navigational Intelligence | Xona
Xona is the navigation infrastructure company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.
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