RF Hardware Engineer at K2 Space Corporation in Los Angeles, CA

Summary: K2 Space Corporation is developing high-power satellites for various missions, aiming to revolutionize space technology. The RF Hardware Engineer will design and develop RF and microwave electronics for satellite communications, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to prototype and refine these systems. Responsibilities: - Design and development of radiofrequency and microwave hardware from UHF 200 MHz through Ka band 30 GHz, including phased array antennas, low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, RF mixers, up and downconverters, high speed data converters, and other RF electronics components - Design printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) for spacecraft including architecture, schematic capture, component selection, layout, bring up and debugging - Qualify your designs through environmental testing including vibration, shock, thermal, and thermal vacuum (TVAC) testing - Collaborate closely with internal and external stakeholders to integrate your designs into the spacecraft system Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or related science, technology, engineering, or mathematics field - 1+ years of experience in microwave and RF engineering - Experience designing multilayer PCBAs and integrating commercial off-the-shelf integrated circuits for RF applications in Altium or similar PCB design tools - Experience with RF circuit modeling and analysis software tools such as Cadence AWR Microwave Office and Keysight ADS - Experience with RF test equipment such as vector network analyzers (VNA), spectrum analyzer, etc - Ability to work in a fast-paced and high velocity start-up atmosphere Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with component selection for use in space radiation environments and flying hardware in space - Experience with antenna and electromagnetic modeling and analysis software tools such as Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS and Altair FEKO - Experience with FPGA design, implementation, verification, and validation for RF applications - Experience with software defined radio hardware development including high speed RF data converters (digital to analog and analog to digital converters), clock trees, and data converter interfaces - Experience with phased arrays and digital beamforming - Experience with signal intelligence (SIGINT), electronic warfare (EW), and/or satellite telecommunications - Knowledge of RF digital communications and digital signal processing (DSP) concepts such as spread spectrum, forward error correction, and modulation types such as BPSK, QAM, etc Required Skills: Radiofrequency engineering, Microwave engineering, Phased array antennas, Low noise amplifiers, Power amplifiers, RF mixers, Up and downconverters, High speed data converters, Printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) design, Altium PCB design tool, Cadence AWR Microwave Office, Keysight ADS, Vector network analyzer (VNA), Spectrum analyzer, Environmental testing vibration, Environmental testing shock, Environmental testing thermal, Environmental testing thermal vacuum, Antenna modeling and analysis, Electromagnetic modeling and analysis, Ansys Electronics Desktop HFSS, Altair FEKO, FPGA design for RF applications, Software defined radio hardware development, Digital to analog converters, Analog to digital converters, Clock trees, Data converter interfaces, Digital beamforming, Signal intelligence (SIGINT), Electronic warfare (EW), Satellite telecommunications, RF digital communications, Digital signal processing (DSP) Benefits: Equity in the company, Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks