Loft Orbital
Test Engineer, RF
$110K–$155K
Golden, CO · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 21, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
About the job
Integrates, tests, and validates spacecraft systems and RF components, troubleshooting issues and supporting spacecraft AIT activities.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute test plans; perform functional, integration, and validation testing of spacecraft hardware and RF subsystems.
- Troubleshoot test issues, analyze results, document anomalies, and support corrective actions.
- Operate RF test equipment and support environmental testing and improvements to test procedures and efficiency.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Hands-on test engineering experience, including test execution, validation, troubleshooting, and analysis.
- Experience testing electrical, electronic, aerospace, or other complex hardware systems.
- Foundational RF understanding or practical RF testing exposure; familiarity with electrical test equipment and laboratory environments.
Nice to have
- Experience with spacecraft AIT or satellite hardware.
- Hands-on RF test equipment experience, such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, or RF chambers.
Pay
USD 110,500–155,000 (per-year-salary)
Tools
spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), signal generators
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