K2 Space
Principal RF Antenna Engineer
$200K–$270K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Dec 15, 2025
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 8+ years in microwave, RF, or antenna engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer, electrical, aerospace engineering, or another relevant science, technology, or mathematics discipline.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined by ITAR or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Designs, validates, and qualifies RF, microwave, and antenna systems for spacecraft, from prototype development through production and spacecraft integration.
What you'll do
- Lead research, design, and procurement of antenna systems; validate RF and microwave hardware from UHF through Ka band.
- Qualify RF and antenna hardware through environmental testing and execute development and production tests.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to integrate designs into spacecraft systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer, electrical, aerospace engineering, or another relevant science, technology, or mathematics discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in microwave, RF, or antenna engineering.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers (VNA) and spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with anechoic chambers and antenna measurement assets such as near field scanners.
Nice to have
- Master’s or Ph.D. in a field related to antenna design and analysis.
- Experience with space-electronics environmental testing, RF systems testing, antenna modeling, or software-defined radio hardware development.
Pay
USD $200,000 - $270,000 base salary
Tools
UHF, Ka band, vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, near field scanners, TVAC, Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS, Altair FEKO
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