RF Hardware Engineer

Next Matter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Matter is seeking a full-time RF Hardware Engineer in Los Angeles, CA, responsible for the end-to-end design and testing of advanced RF devices for space applications. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in microwave circuitry, PCB design, and RF metrics. You'll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust communication systems under demanding conditions. Compensation ranges from $150K to $200K, inclusive of equity offerings, and U.S. citizenship or residency is required.

Qualifications

• Robust experience designing circuitry in microwave bands across RF data conversion and frontend chains.
• Experience with the end-to-end PCB design process, including schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly.
• Excellent understanding of RF metrics such as S-parameters, P1dB, noise figure.

Responsibilities

• Perform trades and analysis on board and system architecture.
• Coordinate with digital electronics engineers.
• Design for performance under space-grade acceptance.
• Work with mechanical engineers for thermal dissipation.
• Troubleshoot new RF PCBAs.
• Test and validate RF performance metrics.

Skills

Designing circuitry in microwave bands

PCB design process

Keysight ADS

Ansys HFSS

Altium Designer

RF metrics

Test instruments usage

Understanding RF cascades

Experience with low noise amplifiers

Experience with ADCs/DACs

Tools

Altium Designer

Keysight ADS

Ansys HFSS

Job description

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

Engineering

Compensation

• $150K – $200K • Offers Equity

AnySignal is a startup whose mission is to usher in the next generation of RF products and services. For the most demanding space and defense missions, AnySignal provides a flexible platform with world-class performance that is easy to deploy, monitor, purchase, and upgrade.

Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds that cover cloud computing to artificial intelligence, communications and sensing, embedded systems, and much more.

As an RF Hardware Engineer on the hardware team, you will be responsible for owning the design, manufacture, test, and deployment of highly integrated RF devices used by a large number of space customers. You will work with a small team of software, hardware, and FPGA engineers to shepherd the product from initial design to vehicle integration, taking a full-stack approach to building robust space communications systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform trades and analysis on board and system architecture and component selection
• Bringup and test of new designs
• Coordinate with digital electronics engineers to bridge analog and digital domains
• Design for performance under space-grade acceptance, qualification, and compliance requirements, and build test plans for acceptance and qualification campaigns
• Work with mechanical engineers to ensure proper thermal dissipation of the device
• Work with supply chain counterparts to enable rapid manufacture and iteration of devices
• Troubleshoot new RF PCBAs
• Test and validate RF performance metrics in new designs

Required Skills

• Robust experience designing circuitry in microwave bands across the entirety of the RF data conversion and frontend chains
• Demonstrable experience with the end-to-end PCB design process, including schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly
• Experience with electronic design and analysis tools such as Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, and Altium Designer
• Excellent understanding of RF metrics such as S-parameters, P1dB, noise figure, channel power, and EVM
• Strong experience with design and analysis of RF cascades, link budgets, and noise analysis
• Experience with test instruments (oscilloscopes, power supplies, VNAs, spectrum analyzers)
• Experience with low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, mixers, ADCs/DACs, phased locked loops, oscillators, filters

Desired Skills

• Experience building complex PCBs in Altium Designer
• Experience selecting components for radiation-susceptible environments
• Experience working with AD9361, Xilinx RFSoC, and similar digital‑analog conversion interfaces
• Solid experience soldering and reworking boards (0402 SMP components, QFN packages)
• Experience performing communications link modeling and solid understanding of DSP fundamentals
• Knowledge of antenna design, simulation, and measurement in near-field/far-field regimes
• Experience working with high-PAPR signals and knowledge of DPD concepts

Please feel free to apply even if you do not have 100% of the required skills listed

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: [e-mail]. We aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.

Compensation Range: $150K - $200K