Regulatory Engineer - Satellite RF Licensing & Compliance

Northwood; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood is hiring a Regulatory Engineer to help license our global ground station network. Working directly with our RF Regulatory Licensing Manager, you will prepare and file earth station applications in the U.S.

and internationally, support ITU filings, and keep a fast-growing licensing pipeline organized from customer request through grant and renewal. This hands-on role turns satellite and antenna data into regulator-ready filings, work with customers, outside counsel, and internal teams,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related field.
• 3–6 years of experience in satellite communications, spectrum regulatory work, or RF systems engineering, including at least 2 years preparing regulatory filings.
• Hands-on experience preparing U.S. earth station or space station applications (FCC Part 25 and/or Part 5) and applications in at least one non-U.S. jurisdiction.
• Working knowledge of the ITU Radio Regulations as they apply to satellite networks and earth stations (including Articles 21 and 22 and Appendix 4).
• Solid satellite link fundamentals: link budgets, EIRP, PSD, G/T, antenna patterns, and interference metrics.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, file, and track earth station applications, modifications, amendments, special temporary authorities, and renewals before the FCC and international regulators.
• Build the technical content of filings: link budgets, EIRP and EIRP density, G/T and system noise temperature, antenna gain patterns and off-axis compliance, emission designators, and RF hazard analyses.
• Support ITU filings for earth stations and customer satellite networks: assemble and check Appendix 4 data (SpaceCap/SpaceVal), track filing status, and keep national applications consistent with ITU filings.
• Own the licensing Jira space day to day: triage new requests from Business Development, keep status, owners, due dates, and blockers current, and prepare the dashboard and metrics for licensing meetings.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers’ regulatory teams at intake: collect satellite, ITU filing, and authorization details, and flag gaps early.
• Track post-grant obligations, including license conditions, frequency coordination, expirations, and renewals, and maintain the license register.
• Support equipment certification and type approval of S-, X-, and Ka-band antennas for import and licensing in multiple countries.

Skills

Satellite communications

Regulatory filing experience

RF engineering fundamentals

Technical writing

Jira familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Northwood is hiring a Regulatory Engineer to help license our global ground station network. Working directly with our RF Regulatory Licensing Manager, you will prepare and file earth station applications in the U.S.

and internationally, support ITU filings, and keep a fast-growing licensing pipeline organized from customer request through grant and renewal. This hands-on role turns satellite and antenna data into regulator-ready filings, work with customers, outside counsel, and internal teams,