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Unlock the Future of Space at Redwire Space

Do you thrive on turning the impossible into reality? At Redwire Space, every day presents an opportunity to innovate, tackle fascinating challenges, and directly shape future technologies for multiple domains (space and terrestrial). Redwire is where groundbreaking ideas take flight, and the results are truly out of this world.

Innovate with Our RF Systems Group in Longmont, Colorado

Join Redwire's RF Systems group in Longmont, Colorado, and become an integral part of engineering the next generation of RF products. These enable mission-critical capabilities across space, air, land, and beyond. Whether it's advanced communications, sophisticated sensing, electronic warfare, or directed energy, our team delivers cutting-edge solutions — from orbital deployments to the tactical edge — in support of  one force, every front .

Join a Team Driven by Curiosity, Purpose, and Impact

Decide today to become a part of our engineering team and you'll find yourself in a collaborative, agile environment where curiosity, purpose, and impact guide every decision. We are not just a company; we are a collective renowned for our technical expertise, leadership in engineering, and unwavering commitment to project ownership. Come experience a place where your contributions truly matter.

Summary

We have a current opportunity for an  RF Test Engineer (will consider all Senior levels)  located at our facility in  Longmont, CO . In this role, you’ll act as an expert on all test aspects of space hardware with a strong emphasis on RF testing. You’ll be working across engineering teams to lead and coordinate best practices in test. The ideal candidate will have significant prior experience testing RF systems for multi domain environments.  

Responsibilities

As an RF Test Engineer,  you will be responsible for: 

• Act as a collaborative member of a team in development, qualification, and delivery of high-performance antenna systems for space and multi domain environments and developing technical work plans.  
• Develop and manage high-value flight hardware test documents for multiple projects, from concept to execution. 
• Develop test plans and verification methods through close collaboration with the Systems Engineering team. 
• Interface with the customer, negotiate test requirements and methods, jointly develop plans, and communicate and report on test progress. 
• Plan and perform RF performance and environmental testing of hardware.
• Effectively lead team of test engineers on complex projects. 
• Ability to work mostly independently with minimal supervision. 

Ideal Experience

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical or Aerospace Engineering, physics, mathematics, or other engineering related discipline with a minimum of 10+ years industry/related experience. 
• A Master’s or PhD degree in a related field may substitute for 2 years of experience. 
• Hands-on experience developing or testing RF systems for space, or other challenging environments. 
• Experience in overseeing and processing data from RF performance and environmental tests such as vibration, shock, thermal cycling and/or thermal-vacuum testing. 
• Ability to write test documentation, such as test plans, procedures, and reports for highly complex, major projects. 
• Experience with preparing and leading project stage-gate meetings (such as CDR, TRR, etc.) and interfacing with customers.  
• Skilled with RF test equipment like oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and vector network analyzers. 

Desired Skills

• Experience testing antennas/microwave communications systems.  
• Familiarity with NASA/SMC standards such as GSFC-STD-7000A (GEVS), MIL-STD-810, or SMC-S-016. 
• Experience using CAD to design and fabricate mechanical systems, fixturing, and/or mechanisms. 
• Proficient with using manual and electronic test equipment to measure loads, dimensions, displacements, electrical parameters, etc. 
• Experience and training in safe handling protocols for flight hardware, including cleanroom and ESD standards. 
• Experience with test-analysis correlation, including the ability to understand, interpret, and validate analysis predictions through test methods. 
• Experience with generating requirements and establishing appropriate verification criteria. 
• Experience with data acquisition equipment, test automation, and data reduction scripting such as in Python. 
• Experience in supporting technical risk identification, mitigation planning and mitigation execution. 
• Experience leading and mentoring junior engineers. 

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