Apex Space
Spacecraft RF Engineer (Mid)
$140K–$180K
Los Angeles · Full-time · Posted Sep 21, 2026
- Experience
- 3-6 years of spacecraft RF and Telemetry communications experience; experience across multiple spacecraft programs and all phases of the development lifecycle.
- Education
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering; M.S. preferred but not required.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must qualify as a U.S. Person or be able to obtain required U.S. export authorizations.
About the job
Designs and verifies spacecraft and ground communications systems, from architecture and requirements through analysis, integration, and testing.
What you'll do
- Design RF, digital, and optical satellite communications systems and spacecraft architectures; define and verify system requirements and interfaces.
- Analyze and simulate communications performance, develop analysis tools and system algorithms, and support hardware procurement, integration, and verification.
- Coordinate with ground-system teams, suppliers, other engineers, and payload customers to meet system requirements.
What they ask for
- 3-6 years of spacecraft RF and Telemetry communications experience.
- Experience across multiple spacecraft programs and spacecraft design, launch, and operation across all development lifecycle phases.
- Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing.
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering; U.S. Person status or ability to obtain required export authorizations.
Nice to have
- M.S. degree.
Pay
$140,000 - $180,000 a year (base salary)
Tools
RF, digital, optical, MATLAB
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