RF Electrical Engineer

Burlingame, California. Posted 3 months ago

The role

You will own the spacecraft's S-Band TT&C radio subsystem end to end. This includes architecture, link budgets, PCB design, and the antenna interface.

What you will do

End-to-end design of the satellite's S-Band radio
Schematic capture, PCB layout, and component selection
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

Required qualifications

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field
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

Nice to have

M.S. a plus
Experience designing RF/electronics for space or spacecraft systems
Exposure to radiation-tolerant component selection and thermal/vacuum design constraints

Before you apply

For U.S. Roles: applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i.e. Green Card holder), or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)
For U.K. Roles: requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC)
For Canada Roles: must obtain and hold a security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Canadian Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR

About the company

Xona is the navigational intelligence company bringing real-time, centimeter-level certainty to any device, anywhere on Earth. With Pulsar, Xona will offer a future-proof, backwards-compatible global positioning system.