Fortastra
Sr. RF Engineer
$217K–$270K
Torrance, CA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Location
- Torrance, CA
Torrance, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years; the posting names spacecraft, satellite communications, defense communications, or similar high-reliability RF systems.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a closely related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- U.S. Citizenship required; ability to obtain or hold an active Top Secret clearance.
About the job
Owns the end-to-end design, integration, testing, and flight performance of spacecraft RF communications, including ground links and inter-vehicle crosslinks.
What you'll do
- Define RF architectures, requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets; conduct link-budget analysis.
- Select or design and integrate radios, antennas, and RF front-end hardware; support antenna placement and system integration.
- Collaborate on communications waveforms and EW capabilities, and support RF testing and link validation.
What they ask for
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a closely related field.
- 5+ years of RF system design experience in spacecraft, satellite communications, defense communications, or similar high-reliability systems.
- Strong RF communications link-budget analysis experience; familiarity with CCSDS and DVB-S2; RF hardware selection and integration experience.
- 5 days on-site in Torrance, CA; U.S. Citizenship and ability to obtain or hold an active Top Secret clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience with antenna design or integration.
- FPGA-based RF or EW algorithms, electronic warfare, RF signal analysis, or payload development experience.
Pay
$217,000.00 - $270,000.00 USD base salary
Tools
CCSDS, DVB-S2, STK, SystemVue, MATLAB, FPGA
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