Senior RF Hardware Engineer Verified today
About Northwood
Northwood is a space infrastructure company building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions including national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. We design, build, and rapidly deploy scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.
The Role
As a Senior RF Hardware Engineer you will be responsible for RF electronics design and performance. You will influence the overall ground network and portal design based on RF performance trades, and collaborate with electrical, RF, mechanical, manufacturing, and software engineers to create products from concept to production.
Responsibilities
- Design RF electronics hardware for next generation products and iterate on existing hardware to improve reliability, performance, and manufacturability
- Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware including amplifiers, filters, and PCB layout to design and evaluate performance
- Build RF circuits including LNAs, filters, power amplifiers and support circuitry such as power and digital control, then characterize their performance
- Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to characterize and troubleshoot integrated RF system performance
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related engineering discipline
- 5+ years of RF design experience across circuits, filters, or antennas
Preferred Qualifications
- RF line-up design, considering non-linearity, noise, output power, and blocker/jammer tolerance
- Power amplifier, LNA, and filter design
- Experience with design and bring-up of point of load converters and common digital interfaces such as I2C/SPI
- Theory and testing related to EVM, Noise Figure, power handling metrics (IIP2, IMD), impedance matching, amplifier stability, and cascaded network analysis
- Use of Python or other language for data analysis and test automation
Security Clearance
This position requires successfully obtaining and maintaining a Top Secret Security Clearance as a condition of employment. While the clearance may not be immediately necessary upon hire, you should initiate the application process promptly upon accepting this offer. Your ability to secure the necessary clearance is essential for fulfilling key responsibilities of the role. Should you be unable to obtain it, Northwood Space reserves the right to modify or terminate your employment to align with operational needs.
Additional Requirements
- Must be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State to comply with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR)
Compensation
RF Hardware/Level 3: $140,000-$175,000
RF Hardware/Level 4: $152,000-$190,000
RF Hardware/Level 5: $180,000-$226,000