Senior RF Test Engineer Automation & Space Systems

Impulse Space; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is hiring a Senior RF Test Engineer to own RF test strategy, automation infrastructure, and system-level validation for wireless spacecraft and ground communication systems.

You will collaborate with RF, embedded, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to define test requirements, develop scalable validation infrastructure, and drive reliability across RF hardware, including GNSS receivers, radios, antennas, and modulated waveforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience writing Python for RF test systems, automation infrastructure, or wireless hardware validation environments.
• Experience with RF lab equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, GNSS simulators, and SDR platforms.
• Experience with RF system measurements such as channel power, EVM, modulation quality, Es/N0, C/N0, bandwidth, and receiver sensitivity.

Responsibilities

• Define RF test requirements and acceptance criteria for engineering, integration, and production environments.
• Lead the design and development of RF test fixtures and automated test systems.
• Develop scalable Python-based automation tools for RF testing, instrumentation control, and data analysis.
• Characterize and debug modulated RF waveforms and wireless communication links.
• Operate and integrate RF lab equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, power meters, and software defined radios.
• Lead RF hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, and system-level validation efforts.
• Conduct RF system-level testing including coexistence (CoEx), desense, beamforming, and over-the-air (OTA) testing.
• Test and validate RF hardware including GNSS receivers, radios, antennas, filters, amplifiers, and other RF components.

Skills

Python for RF testing

RF test strategy

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

GNSS simulators

SDR platforms

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

Job description

Impulse Space in Redondo Beach, CA is hiring a Senior RF Test Engineer to own RF test strategy, automation infrastructure, and system-level validation for wireless spacecraft and ground communication systems.

You will collaborate with RF, embedded, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to define test requirements, develop scalable validation infrastructure, and drive reliability across RF hardware, including GNSS receivers, radios, antennas, and modulated waveforms.