K2 Space
RF Hardware Engineer
$115K–$200K
Los Angeles, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted May 12, 2026
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles - Experience
- 1+ years of experience in microwave and RF engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field.
- Visa sponsorship
- 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
Designs, develops, tests, and integrates RF and microwave electronics for satellite communications and software-defined radio systems.
What you'll do
- Design RF and microwave hardware from UHF 200 MHz through Ka band 30 GHz, including antennas and RF components.
- Design spacecraft PCB assemblies and qualify them through environmental testing.
- Integrate RF designs into spacecraft with internal and external stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or a related STEM field.
- 1+ years of experience in microwave and RF engineering.
- Experience designing multilayer PCBAs and integrating commercial off-the-shelf RF integrated circuits using Altium or similar tools.
- Experience with RF circuit modeling and analysis software and RF test equipment.
Nice to have
- Experience with space radiation environments, flight hardware, antenna modeling, FPGA design, SDR hardware, phased arrays, or satellite telecommunications.
- Knowledge of RF digital communications and DSP concepts.
Pay
$115,000 - $200,000 USD base salary
Tools
Altium, Cadence AWR Microwave Office, Keysight ADS, vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS, Altair FEKO, FPGA
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