Senior RF/mmWave Post-Silicon Validation Engineer

K2 Space Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity in company

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a hands-on Senior RF/mmWave Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up and characterize highly integrated RF and mmWave SoCs from first silicon through product integration.

You will build and run RF test setups, analyze performance, and collaborate with RFIC designers and systems teams to close gaps. This role offers competitive base salary and equity in a fast-growing space company.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of RF/mmWave silicon validation, characterization, RFIC test, or related experience.
• Strong understanding of RF transceiver architectures and RF/mmWave circuits (LNAs, PAs, mixers, PLLs).
• Hands-on experience with RF/mmWave test equipment (VNA, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, NF analyzers, phase-noise).
• Experience developing automated characterization environments using Python or similar scripting languages.

Responsibilities

• Bring up and characterize RF/mmWave silicon, TX/RX chains, LNAs, PAs, mixers, PLLs.
• Develop RF characterization plans across frequency, power, temperature, and modes.
• Measure gain, noise figure, output power, compression, linearity, EVM, ACLR, phase noise, and spurious performance.
• Develop automated RF/mmWave test setups for characterization and regression.
• Collaborate with RFIC designers to correlate measurements with simulations and identify gaps.
• Support RF calibration validation and system model correlation.
• Document results, limitations, workarounds, and lessons learned for future generations.

Skills

RF/mmWave validation

Python scripting

Automated characterization

Debugging

Collaborating with RFIC designers

Systems engineering coordination

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum/signal analyzers

Vector signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Power meters

Noise-figure analyzers

Phase-noise measurement equipment

Job description

K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA is seeking a hands-on Senior RF/mmWave Post-Silicon Validation Engineer to bring up and characterize highly integrated RF and mmWave SoCs from first silicon through product integration.

You will build and run RF test setups, analyze performance, and collaborate with RFIC designers and systems teams to close gaps. This role offers competitive base salary and equity in a fast-growing space company.