Xona Space Systems
RF Test Engineer
Burlingame, California
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About the role
- We are on a mission to unlock a new era of autonomy, advanced mobility, and infrastructure resilience by delivering precise, secure, and robust positioning services to the world.
- We're not here to incrementally improve GNSS.
- We're here to redefine it from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and execute test plans for a wide range of RF systems, including payload transmit/receive chains, telemetry/command links, GNSS receivers, and interconnects across the satellite bus
- Build and maintain RF test setups using VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and custom fixtures
- Develop automated test scripts and data capture tools to accelerate and standardize test workflows
- Perform detailed analysis of RF test data to validate system performance and characterize margins
- Support environmental testing (e.g., thermal vacuum, vibration, EMI/EMC) with RF test instrumentation and monitoring
- You take pride in building reliable, high-quality test systems and seeing them used to validate flight hardware
Requirements
- 3+ years of hands-on experience in RF testing, preferably in aerospace, defense, or telecommunications
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python for test automation and data analysis
- Comfort working in lab environments and around flight hardware
- Experience testing RF systems in space environments (TVAC, EMI/EMC, vibration, etc.)
- Familiarity with satellite communication protocols (e.g., CCSDS, DVB-S2, S-band, C-band, L-Band)
- Experience with GNSS systems and signal acquisition
- Familiarity with configuration control and documentation practices in a hardware development environment
- For U.K. Roles: To comply with U.K. regulations, this role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks, and successful candidates must be eligible to obtain UK Security Clearance (SC).
- You enjoy hands-on work in the lab and are comfortable working directly with complex RF systems
- Understanding of digital signal processing and RF impairments
Benefits
- Work closely with subsystem teams to ensure test coverage aligns with mission requirements
Company info
- We're looking for a highly motivated and hands-on RF Test Engineer to join our growing team and take ownership of testing the RF systems that power our next generation service.
- In this role, you'll be instrumental in designing and executing test campaigns for everything from our mission-critical payload to the RF subsystems that tie together the satellite bus.
Visa & Work Authorization
- citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States (i
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