Anduril
Senior RF Communications Engineer, Space
$167K–$222K
Costa Mesa, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Mar 12, 2026
- Education
- Engineering degree preferred by example; equivalent experience not stated.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and supports spacecraft communications systems, including space-to-ground and space-to-space links across orbital regimes.
What you'll do
- Own communications subsystem designs and space-to-ground and space-to-space ICDs.
- Develop software-defined approaches to spacecraft communications and integrate with legacy systems.
- Collaborate on testing and support ground testing, launch windows, and on-orbit operations.
What they ask for
- Strong engineering background; ideally in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Computer Science, or another engineering field.
- Experience with spacecraft operations and satellite command and control, emphasizing reliability and uptime.
- Working knowledge of and experience with MATLAB; experience designing RF subsystems for space-space and space-ground links across multiple orbital regimes and with optical inter-satellite and space-ground systems.
- Currently possesses and can maintain an active U.S. Top Secret security clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with Python, Go, C++ and/or Linux systems.
- Experience testing communications subsystems in space-environment laboratory conditions, or using FlatSats, Hardware-in-the-Loop testbeds, and digital spacecraft simulators.
Pay
$167,000 — $222,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB, Python, Go, C++, Linux, Lattice
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