Senior MMIC Design Engineer: High-Power RF for Satellites

K2 Space Corporation; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation seeks a Senior MMIC Design Engineer to create high-performance RF and millimeter-wave ICs for next-generation satellites. You will own MMIC designs from architecture to tapeout and integration, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver devices for space applications.

The role requires hands-on RF/mmWave work, Cadence/ADS experience, and a track record of delivering PAs, LNAs, or RF switches for GaAs or GaN in aerospace environments.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years designing RF/mmWave MMICs in GaAs and/or GaN.
• Experience with PAs, LNAs, or RF switches.
• Strong RF fundamentals: impedance matching, stability, noise, linearity, power handling.
• Experience with Cadence, Keysight ADS, EM simulation tools.
• Hands-on RF/mmWave characterization with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, load-pull systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PAs, LNAs, and RF switches in GaAs and GaN technologies.
• Own designs from architecture through schematic, layout, tapeout, and characterization.
• Optimize circuits for output power, efficiency, linearity, noise figure, bandwidth, gain.
• Perform RF and EM simulations of circuits and packaging interfaces.
• Develop test plans and characterize MMICs in RF/mmWave labs.
• Correlate measurements with simulations and drive design improvements.
• Collaborate with RF systems, antenna, packaging, and transceiver teams for integration.
• Contribute to MMIC capabilities development from the ground up.

Skills

RF MMIC design

GaAs/GaN expertise

PAs / LNAs / RF switches

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Keysight ADS

EM simulation tools

VNA

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Power meters

Load-pull systems

Job description

K2 Space Corporation seeks a Senior MMIC Design Engineer to create high-performance RF and millimeter-wave ICs for next-generation satellites. You will own MMIC designs from architecture to tapeout and integration, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver devices for space applications.

The role requires hands-on RF/mmWave work, Cadence/ADS experience, and a track record of delivering PAs, LNAs, or RF switches for GaAs or GaN in aerospace environments.