Phased-Array Antenna Systems Engineer

Northwoodspace; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to lead the antenna systems from concept to deployment. You will integrate mechanical, RF, electronics, embedded software, and thermal management to deliver reliable ground station antennas supporting satellite missions.

You will translate mission objectives into requirements, drive architecture, schedules, and verification plans, and coordinate across mechanical, electrical, RF, and manufacturing teams to meet program goals and field

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, RF, Systems Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 3-5+ years of experience developing complex hardware, antenna systems, RF products, or multidisciplinary tech.
• Deep expertise in at least one relevant engineering discipline (mechanical design, electrical hardware, RF hardware, antenna engineering, embedded systems, or systems integration).
• Experience owning a complex hardware product or subsystem through design, prototyping, integration, testing, and delivery.
• Strong systems-thinking and ability to manage interfaces and tradeoffs across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience turning ambiguous product objectives into requirements, development plans, schedules, and test strategies.
• Hands-on experience building, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting physical hardware systems.
• Strong organization, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.

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

Mechanical design

Electrical hardware

RF hardware

Antenna engineering

Embedded systems

Systems integration

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Engineering degree (BEng/MEng)

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to lead the antenna systems from concept to deployment. You will integrate mechanical, RF, electronics, embedded software, and thermal management to deliver reliable ground station antennas supporting satellite missions.

You will translate mission objectives into requirements, drive architecture, schedules, and verification plans, and coordinate across mechanical, electrical, RF, and manufacturing teams to meet program goals and field