Senior RF Electrical Engineer (Prism)

Northwood Space · Torrance, CA

Posted Nov 5, 2026 · full time

Est. total comp~$178K–$272K

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About Northwood:

Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology. We are building a global network of phased array and parabolic ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response. With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions. If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Role:

As a Senior RF Electrical Engineer, you will design and own RF hardware for Prism, Northwood's 2.4-meter parabolic antenna for high-throughput satellite links. You will work across Prism's multi-band RF chain (receive front ends, frequency conversion, filtering, and the transmit line-up that drives Prism's high power amplifiers), taking hardware from architecture through prototype, characterization, and production. You will make system-level RF performance trades and collaborate across hardware, software, and test teams to deliver hardware that performs in the field.

Responsibilities:

- Design RF electronics hardware for Prism, and iterate on existing Prism hardware to improve reliability, performance, and manufacturability …

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Job inventory

Required 6 items

Education: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field

Experience: 5+ years of experience in RF design

Skills and tools: RF, Spectrum analyzer

Clearance and work authorization: Top Secret clearance, US person (ITAR)

Preferred none listed in the text we have

Also in the posting: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret Security Clearance

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Reliability and redundancy
Test and verification
Reading P&IDs

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