Northwood
Tech / AI / Software
ForwardDeployedRFEngineer
“Forward Deployed RF Engineer at Northwood. Skills: RF integration, validation, testing, systems integration, real-world deployment, debugging complex RF systems, hands-on hardware work. Own RF compatibility and integration efforts with customer systems, ensuring successful end-to-end mission performance. Lead hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and integration testing for RF and communication systems”
What You'll Achieve.
ensure that our RF systems work seamlessly across a wide range of customer missions, environments, and hardware configurations; deliver mission-critical data; ensuring successful end-to-end mission performance; ensure designs are robust and deployable
Industry & Context.
solve problems; Debug and resolve system-level issues across RF, digital, and software boundaries
U. S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U. S. , protected individual as defined by 8 U. S. C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U. S. Department of State.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree, in electrical engineering or a related field, Hands-on experience with RF hardware and lab equipment (e. g. , spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers), Experience with software-defined radios (SDRs) and digital communication systems, Solid understanding of RF fundamentals, including link budgets, interference, and signal integrity, debugging skills across hardware and system-level issues, Demonstrated ownership of a system or integration outcome: you built it, tested it, and made it work in the real world
Nice to Have
Experience with satellite communications or space systems, Familiarity with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and system validation frameworks, Experience working directly with customers or in field deployment roles, Knowledge of digital communications standards (e. g. , CCSDS, DVB-S2X), Experience integrating RF systems with FPGA or embedded platforms, Comfort working across disciplines, including RF, DSP, firmware, and software, Experience developing automated test and validation pipelines
What You'll Do.
Own RF compatibility and integration efforts with customer systems
ensuring successful end-to-end mission performance
Lead hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and integration testing for RF and communication systems
Validate RF designs against real-world constraints
including customer hardware
and mission requirements
Serve as the technical interface between Northwood and customers for RF-related topics
Debug and resolve system-level issues across RF
and software boundaries
Develop and execute test plans for system validation
including lab and field environments
Work closely with DSP
and RF design engineers to ensure designs are robust and deployable
and commissioning of RF systems in the field
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
deep collaboration with both internal engineering teams and external customers; Work closely with DSP, FPGA, and RF design engineers
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