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RF Electrical Engineer

Xona· Engineering
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Burlingame, California$130k - $180kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

RF Electrical Engineer to own spacecraft TT&C radios (S-Band) end-to-end, including architecture, link budgets, PCB design, and antenna interface, in a hands-on, cross-functional role supporting spaceflight hardware.

Responsibilities

  • End-to-end design of the satellite's S-Band radio - schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection, in close coordination with antenna design engineers
  • Spacecraft radio link budgets across all mission phases
  • EMI/EMC compliance and spaceflight reliability across the design
  • Electrical and RF test/validation at unit, subsystem, and system level
  • Hardware bring-up, debugging, and performance tuning in lab and flight environments

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field (M.S. a plus)
  • Hands-on experience with RF/electrical engineering, including PCB design with RF layout and routing
  • Proficiency with RF/EM tools: HFSS, ADS, or MATLAB
  • Working knowledge of EMI/EMC standards and practices (e.g., MIL-STD-461)
  • Experience with digital interfaces relevant to radio integration (UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet)
  • Hands-on lab experience: oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators
  • Strong documentation habits and cross-functional communication

Skills

Required:RF design and PCB layoutS-Band radio designEMI/EMC standards (MIL-STD-461)RF tools (HFSS, ADS, MATLAB)Digital interfaces (UART, SPI, I2C, Ethernet)
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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Xona is the navigation infrastructure company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth.

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