# RF Systems Engineer (Portal) at Northwood Space

- Company: Northwood Space
- What the company does: Take space missions further faster. Backed by a16z.
- Company website: https://www.northwoodspace.io
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Torrance, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $104K to $155K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-30
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/northwoodspace/5ec24b1c-54db-4a28-b47d-3af484a16bfd?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/northwood-space-rf-and-antenna-systems-engineer/

## About the role

Define phased-array antenna and RF-system architectures for satellite communication ground stations. Translate mission, coverage, link-availability, waveform, throughput, and regulatory requirements into aperture, RF front-end, beamforming, calibration, pointing, and tracking specifications. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline
- 2+ years of experience with phased arrays, antenna systems, RF communication systems, or SATCOM terminals
- Experience with communication-link analysis, including EIRP, G/T, C/N0​, Eb​/N0​, link margin, atmospheric loss, and interference
- Understanding of digital communications sufficient to relate RF performance to modulation-dependent EVM, acquisition, BER, throughput, and spectral performance
- Experience defining or evaluating RF lineups, including noise figure, gain, linearity, dynamic range, phase noise, filtering, and isolation
- Hands-on experience with RF measurements and integrated system debugging using equipment such as vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, noise sources, and vector signal analyzers

Tags: Engineering

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