Antenna Engineering Intern (Fall 2026)
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Job Location:
Redondo Beach, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
12 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
As an Antenna Engineering Intern at Impulse your core responsibility will be to support design test and integration of antenna systems for spacecraft communication systems and GNSS receivers. You will work with antenna engineers RF engineers avionics electrical engineers mechanical engineers and others to develop performant and maintainable solutions. Your contributions will range from scripting for early antenna design to integration testing to supporting antennas at the vehicle level.
NOTE: this role requires a full-time presence in our Redondo Beach facility
NOTE: this role requires a full-time presence in our Redondo Beach facility
Responsibilities
- Perform antenna testing using test chambers and analyze test data
- Analyze real-world performance of antennas debug antenna issues on completed vehicles and investigate methods to improve vehicle radiated performance
- Support RF and avionics teams by performing EM simulations of PCBs and other vehicle structures for desense analysis co-existence simulations and transmission loss
- Contribute to design of antennas for Impulses future vehicles
- Work closely with RF engineers and mechanical engineers to integrate antenna designs into RF front ends and vehicle structures
- Design mechanical antenna support structures including mounting fixtures hats and other test systems
Minimum Qualifications
- In progress Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering Electrical Engineering or related
- 1 year experience in antenna RF or electrical hardware design bringup and test including lab work and university projects
- Experience writing Python MATLAB or another scripting tool
- Familiarity with electromagnetic concepts such as impedance matching s-parameters microwave network analysis and power handling
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience doing RF system-level testing in the lab using equipment such as spectrum analyzers power meters oscilloscopes and noise figure analyzers.
- Familiarity with a PCB design software such as KiCad Altium or Cadence
- Experience working closely with mechanical and vehicle engineers to integrate antenna or electrical designs with mechanical hardware
- Experience analyzing antenna systems in the lab (s-parameters isolation radiation patterns propagation effects etc)
- Familiarity with 3D EM simulation tools such as CST HFSS ADS FEKO COMSOL or Cenos
- Experience in a start-up or agile development environment
Additional Information:
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Compensation bands are determined by role level location and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills education experience technical capabilities and internal addition to base salary for full-time hires you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options and access to medical vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen lawful permanent resident of the U.S. protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Impulse Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Impulse Space is governed on the basis of merit competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race color religion gender national origin/ethnicity veteran status disability status age sexual orientation gender identity marital status mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.
Required Experience:
Intern
