Rendezvous Robotics
RF Design Engineer
$95K–$170K
Golden, Colorado +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 25, 2026
- Location
- Golden, Colorado
Golden, Colorado, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of relevant experience (senior level only).
- Education
- Degree in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or national, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.
About the job
Develops and qualifies the RF and wireless networking chain that enables spacecraft to communicate, dock, and operate as a mesh network.
What you'll do
- Own the wireless chain from architecture through qualification and flight, including radios, antennas, firmware, and mesh networking.
- Develop antennas and link budgets; perform RF bring-up, calibration, measurement, and environmental qualification.
- Characterize network performance and coordinate interfaces with flight software and avionics teams.
What they ask for
- Degree in electrical engineering or a related field, with RF or wireless experience appropriate to the role.
- Solid antenna fundamentals and hands-on RF measurement experience, including VNA work.
- Experience building an RF link budget and validating it against measurements.
- Depth in 802.11 or a comparable wireless standard at the PHY/MAC level, and comfort with embedded Linux.
Nice to have
- Anechoic chamber experience.
- Linux wireless internals, spacecraft environmental qualification, PCB antenna design and EM simulation, mesh networking, DDS, or spectrum regulatory work.
Pay
$95,000 - $140,000 USD base salary; $140,000 - $170,000 USD base salary
Tools
802.11, VNA, embedded Linux, mac80211, wpa_supplicant, HFSS, CST, openEMS
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