Regulatory Engineer, Space Ground Stations Licensing

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space is hiring a Regulatory Engineer to license our global ground station network. You will prepare and file earth station applications in the U.S. and internationally, support ITU filings, and maintain a fast-growing licensing pipeline from customer request through grant and renewal.

This hands-on role bridges RF engineering, spectrum regulation, legal, and operations, turning satellite data into regulator-ready filings while coordinating with customers and external counsel.

Qualifications

• : Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, aerospace engineering, physics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, file, and track earth station applications, modifications, amendments, special temporary authorities, and renewals before the FCC (Part 25 and Part 5 experimental) and international regulators such as ACMA (Australia) and BNetzA (Germany), working with outside counsel and filing agents.
• 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 (EMF) 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 the underlying 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 (drafted, filed, granted) for the weekly licensing meeting.
• Serve as a technical point of contact for customers’ regulatory teams at intake: collect satellite, ITU filing, and authorization details, and flag gaps early (e.g., missing ITU filings, market access, or national authorizations).
• Track post-grant obligations, including license conditions, frequency coordination with other operators, expirations, and renewals, and maintain the license register.
• Support equipment certification and type approval of our S-, X-, and Ka-band antennas for import and licensing in multiple countries.

Skills

Satellite comms

Regulatory filings

Jira

Confluence

Technical writing

RF engineering

FCC Part 25

Education

Bachelor's in electrical engineering

Tools

SpaceCap

SpaceVal

TerRaSys

Job description

Northwood Space is hiring a Regulatory Engineer to license our global ground station network. You will prepare and file earth station applications in the U.S. and internationally, support ITU filings, and maintain a fast-growing licensing pipeline from customer request through grant and renewal.

This hands-on role bridges RF engineering, spectrum regulation, legal, and operations, turning satellite data into regulator-ready filings while coordinating with customers and external counsel.