Hardware Development Engineer (RF Systems) at NorthwoodSpace

Department: Engineering

Compensation

$100,000 – $200,000/yr

Location: Torrance, California
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 22, 2026

Description

Northwood is hiring a Hardware Development Engineer to lead the development of antenna systems from early architecture through design, integration, manufacturing, testing, production, and field deployment. The role combines deep technical expertise in mechanical, electrical, RF, embedded systems, or a related discipline with systems-level product leadership, cross-functional coordination, trade studies, risk management, and delivery of complex hardware products.

Required Skills

Antenna systems
RF hardware
Embedded systems
Systems integration
Thermal management
Test campaigns

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, RF Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of experience developing complex hardware, antenna systems, RF products, aerospace systems, or similarly multidisciplinary technology.
Experience owning a complex hardware product or subsystem through design, prototyping, integration, testing, and delivery.
Hands-on experience building, integrating, testing, and troubleshooting physical hardware systems.
Preferred Qualifications: Experience developing phased-array antennas, ground station antennas, satellite communications systems, radar systems, or other complex RF hardware.
Experience with antenna structures, RF enclosures, electronics packaging, thermal management, environmental sealing, cable routing, or electromechanical integration.
Familiarity with antenna elements, amplifiers, filters, frequency converters, beamforming electronics, calibration systems, and RF distribution networks.
Experience taking a hardware product from early architecture through qualification, production, installation, and field operation.
Experience with environmental testing, design for manufacturing, supplier management, and production-readiness processes.
Track record of resolving complex integration issues across mechanical, electrical, RF, embedded, and software boundaries.