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Principal Avionics RF Electrical Engineer

Pay Competitive

Employment type: Other

Job Description

Req#: 85e5ad5a-1ef4-49ce-ad5c-a27abddd5743

Los Gatos, CA / E-Space US – Space Systems Engineering / Full-Time / On-site

Ready to make connectivity from space universally accessible, secure and actionable? Then you’ve come to the right place! At E-Space, we’re focused on bridging Earth and space with the world’s most sustainable low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. We’re a team of bold thinkers, ambitious leaders and dynamic doers—and we’re disrupting NewSpace by fundamentally changing the design of legacy LEO space systems to deliver entirely new satellite capabilities at a fraction of the cost. We’re intentional, we’re unapologetically curious and we’re 100% committed—to saving space, to protecting our planet and to turning connectivity into actionable intelligence.

The Principal Avionics RF Electrical Engineer will participate in the development and test of RF avionics hardware for E-Space satellites. You will work collaboratively with engineers of various disciplines and participate in all aspects of electrical hardware development, from requirements definition through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and production. As an engineer on the E-Space avionics team, you will have frequent opportunities to test and operate your systems on-orbit.

What you will do

• Develop RF PCBA requirements in collaboration with other engineering disciplines
• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium Designer
• Conduct RF PCB signal analysis including link budgeting, phase and group delays, signal integrity, etc.
• Circuit analysis including power, tolerance, and reliability related
• PCBA design verification testing and system integration testing
• Production manufacturing support as needed

Why you're the right candidate

• You have a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• You have 15+ years of experience in RF electrical hardware design including analysis, simulation, schematic capture, PCB layout, and testing
• You have design proficiency with LNAs, filtering, mixers, signal modulation, etc.
• You have proficiency with Altium Designer for schematic capture and layout of complex PCBs
• You have experience performing circuit analyses in RF tools, SPICE, and Excel
• You have experience with electronic lab equipment such as network analyzers, BERTs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, soldering iron, etc.
• You have demonstrated success working in a dynamic environment

Additional experience we'd like to see

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Experience with antenna design and wireless RF links
• Experience designing for space environments including radiation SEE/TID impacts and mitigation
• Experience designing rigid-flex PCBs and general electro-mechanical design familiarity
• ASIC design experience
• FPGA or software design experience

$150,000 - $220,000 a year

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We want you to make the most of your journey at E-Space. That’s why we support and invest in the physical, emotional and financial well-being of our team members and their families. Some of what you can expect when working at E-Space:

• An opportunity to really make a difference
• Sustainability at our core
• Fair and honest workplace
• Innovative thinking is encouraged
• Competitive salaries
• Continuous learning and development
• Health and wellness care options
• Financial solutions for the future
• Optional legal services
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

E-Space is creating an entirely new suite of global capabilities to improve lives, business efficiencies and build a smarter planet.

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