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RF Integration Team Lead

San Francisco💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead a team of RF test engineers to assemble, integrate, and test spacecraft payloads and RF sub-assemblies for high-orbit communication satellites.

Role type

Senior IC Team Lead (RF Integration & Production)

Builds

Flight-ready communication satellites for enterprises, governments, and the US military

Domain

Aerospace / Satellite Communications

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

RF test and measurement, Design-for-Test (DFT), test automation, hardware product development, team leadership, process creation, budget management

Preferred skills

Python or C++ for automation, Vector Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, space environment familiarity, Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Technologies

Python, C++, VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Noise Figure Meters, Signal Generators

Responsibilities

Hire and mentor RF test engineers; oversee hardware test rack design and implementation; drive Python-based automation software development; establish cross-functional test processes; partner with RF Design and Mechanical Integration teams; manage budgets and production schedules

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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