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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 29 days Kapta Space's roles stay open a median of 23 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Kapta Space's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Kapta Space
- low 0 stale, 0 reposted of 13 open
- Hiring momentum
- 13 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Kapta Space's own lever board since 2026-08-04. Full hiring picture for Kapta Space.
About this role
The Principal RF/Microwave Engineer at Kapta Space will be responsible for designing, developing, integrating, and qualifying RF and microwave hardware for spaceborne radar systems. This role involves translating radar-level requirements into high-performance hardware, making critical design decisions, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to ensure the successful implementation of complex RF hardware for advanced applications in geospatial intelligence and defense.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Kapta Space as an employer.
What you need
- Deep RF/microwave theory knowledge
- Practical design and laboratory experience
- Track record of taking RF hardware from first principles to flight-ready implementation
- Experience with coherent multi-channel receivers, transmitters, phased arrays, radar, or space/defense hardware
- U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status
Worth weighing
- Hands-on principal-level individual contributor role with substantial technical authority
- Fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team environment
- No salary or benefits information provided
Summarised from Kapta Space's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Kapta Space on their lever job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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