Engineering Manager, RF Hardware
Player-coach engineering manager leading the design and high-volume production of Hubble Network's satellite radio payloads — the RF hardware that decodes Bluetooth signals from orbit. Day to day: senior-level RF PCB and high-frequency circuit design, payload bring-up and test, plus managing RF/hardware engineers, quality processes, and contract manufacturers.
- Compensation
- $200K–$258K / yr
- Location
- Seattle, Washington, United States
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Senior
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Category
- Hardware
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's (Master's preferred) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
- 10+ years RF/hardware design experience, including 2+ years leading or managing engineering teams
- Expertise in PCB design and layout of high-frequency RF components (transmission lines, co-planar waveguides, Wireless SoCs, matching networks, LNAs, mixers, power amplifiers)
- Strong understanding of RF design principles: impedance matching, signal integrity, power amplifiers, mixers, filters, oscillators
- Experience taking RF hardware from prototype to volume production (manufacturing, test, validation, quality control)
- Experience establishing quality-control, test, and reliability processes to scale hardware, ideally space or high-reliability hardware
- Experience managing vendors, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to scale hardware production
- Experience with PCB schematic and layout tools (Altium highly preferred)
- Embedded board-level design (microcontrollers, SoCs, power management, sensors, I/O) and digital or mixed-signal design (processors, FPGAs, op-amps, filters)
- Hands-on bring-up, tuning, debugging, and testing of RF systems using oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical teams: setting direction, mentoring, running design reviews, delivering against evolving requirements
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Ability and willingness to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
Nice to have
- Prior experience managing RF or hardware design teams, or hardware production/manufacturing teams
- Experience designing RF systems for space or aerospace applications
- Spacecraft or satellite design expertise (payload or bus), including flight-hardware integration and test
- Knowledge of NASA and MIL-spec requirements for space/high-reliability hardware (MIL-STD-810/883, IPC/NASA J-STD-001ES)
- Familiarity with regulatory compliance requirements (FCC, CE)
- Embedded C/C++ development experience with ARM microcontrollers or similar
- Experience with drivers for communication protocols (USB, SPI, I2C, UART) and system-level integration
- Experience with wireless IoT network protocols (BLE, Zigbee, etc.)
Full description
Hubble Network was founded with the intention of delivering on the promise of what Internet-of-Things (IoT) was supposed to be. We're building a global Bluetooth® network dedicated to machine-to-machine connectivity. We differentiate ourselves as the first modem-less and gateway-less, direct-to-satellite network from off-the-shelf Bluetooth® Low Energy chips. Hubble is ideal for applications in logistics, AgTech, and maritime where economies of scale for volume consumer and enterprise asset tracking is a priority. Our goal is to be the first billion-endpoint-connected network in the world.
Hubble is an early-stage, venture-backed startup supported by some of the best investors in the world. In their previous lives, the founding team has been successful in raising $100s of millions in venture funding, developing the Amazon Sidewalk network, launching billions of dollars of space assets, and leading their teams to successful exits, both through acquisition and IPO. We are now looking to bring on talented team members who are the best at what they do to help us make Hubble a reality for the world.
This is a hybrid, full-time position based in Seattle, WA.ABOUT THE ROLE
We're looking for an Engineering Manager, RF Hardware to lead the design and volume production of Hubble's radio payloads — the RF hardware that flies on our satellites and decodes Bluetooth signals from Earth. This is a player-coach role: you'll bring senior-level RF hardware expertise — RF PCB design, high-frequency circuit design, and payload bring-up — while managing and growing the team of RF and hardware design engineers responsible for taking flight payloads from definition to scale production to support the buildout of the Hubble satellite constellation.
You'll bring senior-level RF hardware expertise while owning the transition from architecture and design of high-frequency RF PCBs to reliable, repeatable, high-volume manufacturing of flight hardware at the cadence the constellation buildout demands. That means establishing the manufacturing, test, validation, and quality-control processes and managing the vendor and contract-manufacturer relationships necessary to scale space hardware reliably. You'll work closely with cross-functional wireless systems, digital design, firmware, space systems, and operations teams to deliver manufacturable, mission-ready RF hardware at scale.
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE HAS
- A Sense of Urgency: Lead projects from concept to reality, rapidly and effectively
- First Principles Engineering: Have a strong understanding of the whys behind the "what's"; have the ability to extrapolate from first principles to complex system design
- High Learning Agility: Love to learn; have a grounded approach to recognizing your weaknesses and take the initiative to brush up on and sharpen your engineering foundations to better collaborate with your teammates with different backgrounds