RF Hardware Engineer – Space-Grade, On-Site (LA) – Equity

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

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.