Relativity Space
Senior RF Engineer
$159K–$204K
Long Beach, California +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Feb 4, 2026
- Location
- Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, United States - Experience
- 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
About the job
Own the architecture, design, development, testing, and operation of high-reliability RF systems for deep-space communication, navigation, and science operations.
What you'll do
- Develop RF systems across the lifecycle, from concepts and link budgets through hardware bring-up, qualification, integrated testing, and flight readiness.
- Work with ground stations and partner with avionics, optical communications, and spacecraft teams to integrate the RF subsystem.
- Solve RF engineering challenges involving long distances, low-SNR environments, radiation effects, and constrained mass and power budgets.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in RF communication system architecture, analysis, and/or component engineering.
- Experience with 3 or more of the listed RF architecture, component, antenna, lab testing, or integrated testing areas.
- Experience communicating deeply technical topics with individuals from different disciplines.
Nice to have
- Experience with space environments, deep-space spacecraft communications, or deep-space ground station networks.
- Experience with high-gain antennas, phased arrays, gimbaled antenna systems, or flight qualification of RF hardware.
Pay
$159,000 — $204,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
DSN, KSAT, LNAs, PAs, VNAs, SDRs, TVAC, EMI/EMC
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