RF Regulatory Engineer

About Northwood Space:

Northwood is on a mission to transform connectivity between earth and space and bring the benefits of space to the masses through innovations in space communications technologies. If you are energized by building at a high-velocity company and seeing your work deployed in locations around the globe with real impact, we want you at Northwood.

Role:

Northwood is looking for a Regulatory Affairs Engineer to help design, analyze, and execute the technical work that enables our systems to operate globally. In this role, you’ll own regulatory engineering efforts end-to-end: performing RF and spectrum analyses, translating technical constraints into licensing-ready inputs, and working closely with internal engineering teams, regulators, and external partners to support market access and compliance. This is a highly hands-on role at the intersection of RF engineering, policy, and systems integration, ideal for someone who enjoys turning complex regulatory constraints into clear, executable paths that unlock real-world deployment.

Responsibilities:

Simulations and Analysis

• Perform technical analysis related to RF interference, spectrum sharing, and satellite coordination

• Develop and run simulations considering regulatory and geographic constraints, RF link budgets, Northwood network growth, customer expansion, coordination strategies, etc.

• Translate technical analyses into strategic regulatory recommendations in support of customer capture and business development efforts.

Licensing Engagement

• Engage with U.S. and international regulators (FCC, DoD, NASA, NOAA, and others) regarding existing licenses, new applications, and ongoing compliance activities

License arrangement

• Support regulatory compliance and certification activities across Northwood programs, operating as a technical integrator across engineering, growth, legal, and government affairs.

• Draft, manage, and submit licensing, coordination, and permitting materials to the relevant regulatory entity and/or coordinating party.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline

• Experience in a system design, manufacturing, design, or test engineering role (internships and project experience are applicable)

• Experience in MATLAB, Python, C++ or other tools for modeling and analyzing RF systems

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• Master's degree in an engineering, physical science, or space policy discipline

• Understanding of satellite hardware and orbital mechanics

• Project management skills, including organizing information, concisely communicating within a team and excellent time management abilities

• Experience coordinating across responsible engineers and technical areas

• Able to work well in an integrated collaborative team environment, including frequent interactions with other engineers, managers, and U.S. Government agencies

• Excellent communication and writing skills, and the ability to succinctly present information and assessments

• Highly self-motivated with strong organizational skills – able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment with ongoing drive for continuous improvement in all aspects of work

• Ability to quickly grasp knowledge of a diverse range of hardware and analyses that go into making Northwood missions reliable and successful

• Project management skills, including organizing information, concisely communicating within a team and excellent time management abilities