Lead Phased-Array Antenna Systems Engineer

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space in Torrance, California, is seeking a Lead Hardware Development Engineer to drive the antenna system from concept through design, integration, manufacturing, and deployment. You will own multidisciplinary antenna products that combine mechanical structures, RF hardware, electronics, embedded software, 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

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, RF, or Systems Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of experience developing complex hardware and multidisciplinary antenna systems.
• Experience owning a hardware product or subsystem through design, prototyping, testing, and delivery.
• Strong systems-thinking and ability to manage cross-disciplinary interfaces and tradeoffs.
• Hands-on experience building, testing, and troubleshooting physical hardware systems.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinate development across mechanical, electrical, RF, antenna, embedded software, thermal, manufacturing, test, supply chain, and field operations.
• Build and manage development schedules, technical milestones, critical-path dependencies, and risk-mitigation plans.
• Lead system-level trade studies across antenna performance, structural design, power, thermal behavior, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and deployment speed.
• Drive prototype builds, system integration, test campaigns, root‑cause investigations, and production‑readiness reviews.
• Contribute directly to design, analysis, prototyping, testing, and troubleshooting within your primary engineering discipline.
• Provide clear updates to engineering leadership on progress, risks, decisions, and resource needs.

Skills

Systems thinking

Cross-functional leadership

Hands-on hardware integration

Strong communication

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in relevant engineering

Job description

Northwood Space in Torrance, California, is seeking a Lead Hardware Development Engineer to drive the antenna system from concept through design, integration, manufacturing, and deployment. You will own multidisciplinary antenna products that combine mechanical structures, RF hardware, electronics, embedded software, 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