Jobs at Northwood Space Corp

Design and develop mechanical structures, mechanisms, tooling, fixtures, and RF feed/waveguide components for satellite ground stations. Collaborate with RF, electrical, and manufacturing teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and regulatory compliance, participate in design reviews, and support transition from concept to production.

Act as the CTO's strategic partner and operational lead to translate technical strategy into execution. Drive cross-functional engineering initiatives, maintain execution visibility, design operating rhythms, align product/BD/engineering priorities, synthesize risks and progress for leadership, and support roadmap and resource allocation decisions.

Lead electrical architecture for high-speed digital communication systems, defining multi-layer PCBs, power trees, and multi-gigabit networking. Drive system-level trades, review schematics/layouts, collaborate with RF/FPGA/firmware teams, guide prototype testing and field validation, and ensure designs are testable and manufacturable for production.

Design, build, commission, and improve production and field tooling from prototype to production. Collaborate across mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, test, and operations to deliver automated and manual equipment, create CAD/drawings/BOMs, troubleshoot shop and field issues, develop PLC/HMI controls, and establish tooling standards and documentation to improve safety, speed, and repeatability.

Design and validate high-speed mixed-signal digital communication systems and multilayer PCBs. Perform schematic capture, oversee PCB layout, prototype bring-up, lab and field testing, collaborate across RF/antenna/FPGA/firmware teams, and transition designs to production.

Entry-level infrastructure engineer to learn and operate Northwood's cloud and edge stack. Execute IaC, CI/CD, observability, and networking tasks with senior guidance, participate in on-call rotations and incident reviews, write documentation and runbooks. Must obtain Top Secret clearance and meet ITAR-related eligibility requirements.

Translate customer and network requirements into product-level system architectures for phased-array ground stations. Define RF and system parameters, run simulations and link budgets, partner with business development, and align engineering on execution-ready product definitions and roadmaps.

Design and deliver FPGA-based networking and DSP blocks for phased-array ground stations. Lead projects from prototype to production, develop resilient system architectures, debug field deployments, and optimize hardware-software integration for high-throughput, real-time satellite communications.

Lead global market entry efforts by securing licenses, approvals, and partnerships for Northwood's ground infrastructure. Engage regulators, policymakers, and partners; manage compliance submissions; assess regulatory and geopolitical risk; coordinate cross-functional teams and travel to execute market-access strategies.

Lead end-to-end domestic and international shipping for site deployments, manage export documentation and customs, mitigate transit risks, build scalable logistics SOPs and carrier networks, partner with Supply Chain and Manufacturing, and support inventory operations at the Torrance manufacturing facility.

Lead and build the Quality & Reliability organization, implement and continuously improve a QMS, drive AS9100 certification, embed quality/reliability across product lifecycle, lead root cause analysis and reliability engineering (FMEA, FRACAS), and manage metrics, audits, and cross-functional quality programs to enable reliable aerospace hardware production.

Manage front door and guest check-in, maintain office supplies and workspace readiness, coordinate vendors, mail/packages, and onsite interview logistics. Partner with Facilities, People Operations, and Recruiting; escalate facility issues; provide occasional administrative support to leaders. Ensure a polished, secure, and efficient on-site workplace.

Operate and own components of the infrastructure stack (CI/CD, cloud/IaC, app platform, networking, observability, security). Build and maintain IaC (Terraform, Helm), automate toil, carry on-call and resolve incidents, run post-incident reviews, implement security/compliance controls with partners, and produce runbooks and design documentation. Collaborate across infra, product, and operations.

Lead and shape Northwood’s visual identity and creative output. Art direct investor, customer, recruiting, and web materials; translate complex technical systems into clear visuals; direct photo, video, and agency production; build scalable visual systems; partner with communications and leadership; maintain high creative standards across all touchpoints.

Senior individual contributor owning design, implementation, and operation of infrastructure systems. Drive technical direction, write RFCs, lead on-call escalations and post-incident reviews, mentor engineers, eliminate systemic toil, and partner with security, compliance, product, and ops to deliver scalable, deployable ground-station infrastructure.

Design and own physical layout of high-density, high-layer-count PCBs (high-speed digital, RF, mixed-signal, power). Define stackups, placements, high-speed constraints, ECAD libraries, and generate fabrication/assembly documentation. Collaborate with electrical, RF, antenna, and production teams; engage vendors to resolve EQs; maintain design standards and automation for manufacturability, testability, and reliability.

Lead and build the finance function: strategy, FP&A, accounting, compliance, cash and capital management, investor relations, audits, tax, and financial systems/processes to support company growth.

Develop and optimize scalable manufacturing processes for precision RF and electromechanical antenna systems. Design tooling and fixtures, create work instructions, support prototype-to-production transitions, lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement, support environmental/thermal/RF testing, and evaluate procurement and make-versus-buy decisions.

Perform RF and spectrum analyses and simulations, develop licensing-ready technical inputs, support satellite coordination and RF link budgets, engage regulators (FCC, DoD, NASA, NOAA), draft and submit licensing and permitting materials, and integrate regulatory compliance across engineering, legal, and government-affairs teams to enable global deployment of phased-array ground stations.

Own contracting and pricing strategy across U.S. government, international government, and commercial customers. Structure and negotiate complex agreements and pricing, partner with business development, legal, finance, and leadership on deal strategies, shape acquisition approaches early, support proposals and capture efforts, and build playbooks, templates, and negotiation frameworks for recurring scenarios.