Spacecraft RF Engineer (Early) Seen this week

Apex Spacecraft · Los Angeles · RF & Comms · first seen 2026-07-16

About the Role

Apex manufactures satellite buses at scale, combining software, vertical integration, and hardware designed for manufacturing. These platforms carry customer payloads to orbit on commercial launch vehicles.

We seek a spacecraft RF engineer to work on an integrated team designing hardware and software to meet telemetry requirements. You will approach this from clean sheet design and drive coupled trades across vehicle architecture, pushing limits on design and performance.

Responsibilities

Design and develop RF, digital, and optical satellite communications systems and spacecraft architectures
Define and verify space communication system requirements and interfaces; drive supplier downselection
Perform analyses and simulations: link budgeting, signal distortion, system capacity, reliability, and performance
Develop analysis tools using MATLAB and object-oriented software platforms
Develop and verify system algorithms that meet functional and performance requirements
Perform hardware procurement, integration, design reviews, and verification
Work closely with other engineers to achieve overall system requirements
Work with payload customers to accommodate payload requirements

Requirements

U.S. Person status required (position accesses export controlled data)
1-3 years of spacecraft RF and telemetry communications experience
Experience across multiple spacecraft programs
Bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering or related field (Master's preferred but not required)
Excellent interpersonal skills; able to convey decisions and conclusions to multiple audiences
Extensive experience in spacecraft design, launch, and operation across all development lifecycle phases
Experience in integrated software/hardware verification and testing

Compensation and Employment

Salary range: $120,000-$150,000 per year. Full-time position.

Benefits include: equity, 100% company-paid medical/dental/vision, 15-20+ days vacation plus 10 paid holidays, 401(k) with 100% match on first 3% and 50% on next 2%, 8 weeks paid parental leave, daily catered lunch, and flexible office at Playa Vista, Los Angeles.