Electrical Engineer: High‑Speed Digital & RF Space Systems

Northwood Space; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking an Electrical Engineer to advance our digital compute and power electronics for global ground stations. You will tackle high‑speed digital design and RF/mixed-signal challenges on complex multilayer PCBs, pushing for reliable, scalable hardware.

You will collaborate with RF, FPGA, firmware, and software teams to optimize performance, perform bring‑up and testing, and drive production‑ready solutions across the hardware stack.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 0–2+ years in electrical design.
• Experience with end-to-end board design from architecture to production.
• Experience with mixed-signal electronics and multilayer PCB design.

Responsibilities

• Drive electrical design for high-speed digital communication systems, implementing RF and mixed-signal designs in complex, multilayer PCBs.
• Work with 100G high speed networking, complex digital power trees, and drive system trades for architecture decisions.
• Perform schematic capture, layout, and bring-up on a variety of different digital systems including FPGAs, microcontrollers, and their associated peripherals.
• Collaborate across hardware and software teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, FPGA engineers, and firmware engineers to optimize system performance and overall design.
• Test prototypes and assess performance in the lab and in the field.
• Work with production teams to make testable and manufacturable products that we can integrate in-house.

Skills

High-speed digital design

RF and mixed-signal design

FPGAs/processor-based systems

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Multilayer PCB design

Mentoring junior engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Advanced lab instrumentation

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking an Electrical Engineer to advance our digital compute and power electronics for global ground stations. You will tackle high‑speed digital design and RF/mixed-signal challenges on complex multilayer PCBs, pushing for reliable, scalable hardware.

You will collaborate with RF, FPGA, firmware, and software teams to optimize performance, perform bring‑up and testing, and drive production‑ready solutions across the hardware stack.