Senior Ka-Band RF Power Amplifier Engineer

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 226,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwood Space in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (RF) to own Ka-band high power amplifier design for Prism, our 2.4-meter parabolic antenna for high-throughput satellite links. You will take amplifiers from architecture through prototype, characterization, and production, collaborating with antenna, mechanical, thermal, and test engineers.

The role requires hands-on RF hardware experience at microwave/mm-wave frequencies, strong proficiency with RF/EM tools, and a track

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related
• 5+ years RF hardware design experience
• Hands-on experience designing and building power amplifiers at microwave or millimeter-wave frequencies
• Experience taking RF hardware from design through bring-up, characterization, and debug in the lab
• Proficiency with RF/EM simulation tools (Keysight ADS, Cadence AWR, Ansys HFSS, CST)
• Comfort with RF test equipment including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and power meters

Responsibilities

• Design Ka-band high power amplifiers for Prism from architecture through schematic, layout, and hardware bring-up
• Develop power combining approaches that scale output power while protecting efficiency, linearity, and reliability
• Build electromagnetic and circuit models to design and evaluate performance before hardware
• Design supporting circuitry including bias and sequencing, power conditioning, protection, monitoring, and digital control interfaces
• Own thermal and packaging considerations for high-dissipation RF hardware with mechanical/thermal engineers
• Characterize amplifier performance and troubleshoot integrated transmit chain performance
• Drive designs through reliability testing and into production, including test definition and manufacturing support
• Support integration and field troubleshooting of deployed Prism units

Skills

RF hardware design

Power amplifier design

Lab bring-up & debug

RF testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Keysight ADS

Cadence AWR

Ansys HFSS

CST

Job description

Northwood Space in Torrance, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer (RF) to own Ka-band high power amplifier design for Prism, our 2.4-meter parabolic antenna for high-throughput satellite links. You will take amplifiers from architecture through prototype, characterization, and production, collaborating with antenna, mechanical, thermal, and test engineers.

The role requires hands-on RF hardware experience at microwave/mm-wave frequencies, strong proficiency with RF/EM tools, and a track