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Hardware Development Engineer (RF Systems)

Northwood Space · Torrance, CA · On-site

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About Northwood Space

Take space missions further faster. Backed by a16z.

About the role

Own the technical development and execution of a Northwood antenna system or major subsystem from concept through production and deployment. Translate product, customer, and mission needs into system requirements, architectures, interfaces, performance budgets, and verification plans.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline
  • 5+ years of experience developing complex hardware, antenna systems, RF products, aerospace systems, or similarly multidisciplinary technology
  • Deep individual-contributor expertise in at least one relevant engineering discipline, such as mechanical design, electrical hardware, RF hardware, antenna engineering, embedded systems, or systems integration
  • Demonstrated experience owning a complex hardware product or subsystem through design, prototyping, integration, testing, and delivery
  • Strong systems-thinking ability and experience managing technical interfaces and tradeoffs across multiple engineering disciplines
  • Experience turning ambiguous product objectives into requirements, development plans, schedules, and test strategies
More about this role

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

As a Hardware Development Engineer, you will lead the development of Northwood’s antenna systems from early architecture through design, integration, manufacturing, and deployment. You will own the execution of multidisciplinary antenna products that combine mechanical structures, RF hardware, electronics, embedded systems, thermal management, manufacturing, and test.

This role is for a deeply technical engineer who can operate as both a senior individual contributor and a cross-functional product lead. You will apply strong expertise in mechanical...

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