Vast
Senior RF Test Engineer
$120K–$210K
Long Beach, California, United States · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 2, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years in an RF design and/or test role.
- Education
- Bachelor's Degree in ECE, EE, Physics, or related STEM discipline.
About the job
Develops automated RF test systems and software, and performs RF and environmental testing to support spacecraft and space-station hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and build automated component- and vehicle-level RF test systems; define their requirements and specifications.
- Develop test automation software for instruments, data processing, sequencing, and reporting.
- Conduct spacecraft RF and environmental tests, including OTA, EMI/EMC, antenna measurements, and integration testing.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's Degree in ECE, EE, Physics, or related STEM discipline.
- 2+ years in an RF design and/or test role.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers, and Signal Generators.
- Experience with software development using Python, Matlab, C/C++, or similar.
Nice to have
- Master’s Degree in ECE, EE, Physics, or related stem discipline.
- Familiarity with IP networking and ethernet connected test instruments.
Pay
$147,600 - $209,520 USD base salary; $120,054 — $209,520 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Matlab, C/C++, Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, Communications Test Systems, Power Meters
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