Principal RF Hardware Engineer

Los Angeles, CA. Posted a month ago

The role

You will own the end to end design of RF hardware for space radios. This includes architecture, schematic, layout direction, bring-up, and support through qualification and flight.

What you will do

Own space radio RF hardware designs end to end
Design and analyze receive and transmit chains
Own cascade performance
Drive PCB stackup, routing, layout, grounding, shielding, and thermal considerations
Run bring-up and characterization on the bench
Select and qualify EEE parts for the space environment
Support environmental qualification and lead failure analysis
Set the technical standard for RF hardware
Raise the bar through design reviews, mentorship, and technical interviewing

Required qualifications

10+ years designing RF and microwave hardware
Multiple programs with hardware personally designed that has flown and operated on orbit
Demonstrated end-to-end ownership: architecture and budgets, schematic, layout direction, bring-up, and bench characterization
Expert-level ECAD
RF/EM simulation tools such as ADS, Microwave Office, HFSS, or CST
Excellent first-principles command of RF fundamentals
Strong bench skills, including soldering, rework, and methodical debug of boards
Working practice in space-grade parts selection, derating, and reliability

Nice to have

Altium preferred
Software-defined radio architectures, direct RF sampling, and wideband data converters
Integration experience with Xilinx MPSoC or RFSoC devices
Phased array, beamforming, or multi-channel coherent system experience
Enough DSP and communications theory fluency to argue productively with the FPGA and waveform teams
Python or equivalent scripting for automated test and data analysis
Track record as the named technical authority on a program

Benefits

Equity grant
Medical
Dental
Vision
HSA's
401K program

Before you apply

Must be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Depar

About the company

AnySignal is developing the next generation of RF products and services for space and defense missions. They are building a flexible, high-performance platform to enable advanced radio technologies.