K2 Space
RF Antenna Engineer
$110K–$170K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 2+ years of experience 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
- The hire must be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license.
About the job
Develops RF test and measurement infrastructure, tests and qualifies antenna and microwave hardware, and integrates RF systems for satellites.
What you'll do
- Lead research, design, and procurement of antenna measurement assets, including anechoic chambers and near-field scanners.
- Qualify RF and antenna hardware through environmental testing and support design validation for hardware from UHF through Ka band.
- Execute development and production tests and 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.
- 2+ years of experience in microwave, RF, or antenna engineering.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with anechoic chambers and antenna measurement assets such as near-field scanners.
Nice to have
- Environmental testing for space electronics; RF systems testing; antenna and electromagnetic modeling tools; or software-defined radio hardware development.
Pay
$110,000 - $170,000 USD base salary
Tools
vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS, Altair FEKO, software defined radio (SDR), FPGA, DSP
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