RF and wireless engineer jobs in California
242 open roles for RF and wireless engineers in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Anduril Industries, SpaceX, CHAOS Industries, Rocket Lab and Astranis have the most. 2 are remote and the median advertised salary is $183K.
My jobs then shows how many are new each time you come back. No account, no email.
Skills asked for in RF and wireless engineer roles in California
Bars show the share of these 242 roles; one role can count in several rows.
- Radar MeteorologistRainmaker · 🇺🇸El Segundo, CA—Python
- Principal RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$210K - $340KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Sr. RF Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$165K - $265KSeniorPythonC++MATLAB
- RF Integration Engineer (6388)itD Tech · 🇺🇸San Jose—PythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Wireless Network EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonAnsibleComputer Vision
- Manager, Proposal & Capture - Electromagnetic Warfare (EW)Anduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$148K - $196KSAPComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- RF Software Engineer (Starshield)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$125K - $160KPythonC++Linux
- Manufacturing Engineer, Electromagnetic WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$129K - $171KJiraComputer VisionERP
- Principal Radar Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States$140K - $240KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Senior Radar Software EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States · +2 more locations$140K - $240KSeniorRustGoPython
- Security Engineer, RF and Technical Surveillance CountermeasuresAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KGitData centersPRDs
- RF EngineerVoyager Technologies, Inc. · 🇺🇸San Diego, CA · +1 more location$125K - $195KPythonC++MATLAB
- RF Systems EngineerVast · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$121K - $210KPythonMATLABEthereum
- Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & StrikeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$120K - $153KJuniorMATLABComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Associate RF Hardware Systems EngineerEridan · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, California, United States$120K - $145KJuniorPythonC#MATLAB
- Wireless Retail Assistant ManagerBlue Link Wireless an Authorized Retailer of AT&T · 🇺🇸1875 South Bascom Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008 · +7 more locations—
- Senior RF Electrical Engineer (Prism)NorthwoodSpace · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA$140K - $226KSeniorEthereum
- Staff Antenna Design EngineerOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$198K - $233KHybridLead and aboveLoad testingRegulatory complianceFirmware
- Director, RF PayloadsRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$198K - $330KLead and aboveTest planningOpticsRF engineering
- Senior RF Radar Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorMATLABSecurity clearanceTest planning
- Manager, RF Manufacturing Test EngineeringAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$147K - $196KPythonC#Linux
- Radio Frequency Test EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$132K - $175KLinuxComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior RF Manufacturing Test EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$147K - $196KSeniorPythonLinuxMATLAB
- RF Manufacturing Test EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$132K - $175KLinuxComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Senior RF Engineer II (Hardware)Neros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States—SeniorMATLAB
- Senior RF Radar Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA · +1 more location$152K - $252KSeniorMATLABSecurity clearanceTest planning
- Staff Radar EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and abovePythonC++MATLAB
- Senior Staff Antenna EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$237K - $264KLead and abovePythonMATLAB
- Antenna EngineerCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$138K - $154KPythonMATLAB
- Lead Communications Engineer (SATCOM / RF / Acoustics) - MaritimeAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$161K - $212KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceNetwork engineering
- Senior RF Electrical Engineer, Amplifiers (Prism)NorthwoodSpace · 🇺🇸Torrance, CA$140K - $226KSeniorEthereum
- Senior RF Test Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorTest planningTest equipmentOptics
- Senior RF Digital Payload Engineer I PipelineRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$132K - $198KSeniorSecurity clearanceTest planningHardware interfaces
- Senior RF Digital Payload Engineer II PipelineRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$152K - $252KSeniorSecurity clearanceTest planningHardware interfaces
- RF Test Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $162KTest planningTest equipmentOptics
- RF Phased Array Engineer IIRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$108K - $162KTest planningOpticsRF engineering
- RF Phased Array Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$88K - $132KTest planningOpticsRF engineering
- Radar Engineer IRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$88K - $132KPythonMATLABSecurity clearance
- Sr. Electromagnetic Effects Engineer (Lightning Effects)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Hawthorne, CA$140K - $230KSeniorPythonTest planningHardware testing
- Lead Radar Instrument EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$175K - $263KLead and above
- Senior RF Systems Engineer - Ground SystemsAnysignal · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$150K - $180KSeniorPythonAgileMATLAB
- Staff RF Systems EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California, United States$175K - $263KLead and abovePythonMATLAB
- Staff Program Manager - RF SensingMuon Space · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$227K - $250KLead and aboveContract managementExport controlsFirmware
- RF Test EngineerAnysignal · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$100K - $130KPythonEthereumTest planning
- RF EngineerXona Space · 🇺🇸Burlingame, California$160K - $180K
- Senior Radar EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$200K - $271KSeniorPythonMATLABGit
- Staff RF EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$191K - $254KLead and abovePythonComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Manager, Manufacturing Test Engineering, Electromagnetic WarfareAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$147K - $196KPythonC#Linux
- Modeling & Simulation Engineer, RadarsCHAOS Industries · 🇺🇸El Segundo, California, United States$140K - $190KPythonC++CUDA
- Product Manager, Radar - Fraud and Abuse PreventionStripe · 🇺🇸San Francisco, Seattle, New York, US-Remote—RemoteSQLMachine LearningSQL queries
Showing the newest 50. See all 242 in search
Who is hiring for RF and wireless engineer roles in California
Where RF and wireless engineer roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States242
- 🇺🇸California242
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA80
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area67
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA5
- 🇺🇸New York, NY4
- 🇺🇸San Diego, CA3
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO2
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What RF and wireless engineer roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $150K | 82 |
| Senior | $190K | 81 |
| Lead and above | $235K | 32 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about RF and wireless engineer jobs in California
- How many RF and wireless engineer jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 242 open RF and wireless engineer jobs in California at 43 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 14 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Anduril Industries (48), SpaceX (36), CHAOS Industries (16), Rocket Lab (15) and Astranis (15). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- 2 of the 242 open RF and wireless engineer jobs in California (1%) are listed as remote. Remote roles are often limited to certain countries or time zones, so check the location line of each job.
- What do RF and wireless engineer jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $183K, based on 197 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $154K and $210K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- 10 of the 242 open RF and wireless engineer jobs in California (4%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 172 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 43 companies are hiring and 14 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- 55 of the 242 open RF and wireless engineer jobs in California (23%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Computer Vision, Machine Learning, LLM. Employers still list 242 such roles today at 43 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do RF and wireless engineer jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (53%), RF engineering (50%), Test equipment (41%), MATLAB (33%), Security clearance (28%) of the 242 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- RF Engineer (8), Wireless Retail Assistant Manager (8), Senior RF Engineer (6), RF Test Engineer (5), Senior RF Design Engineer (5): the most common titles among the 242 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are RF and wireless engineer jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 242 RF and wireless engineer jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 43 companies, 0.2% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 14 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $183K. 2 (1%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for RF and wireless engineer jobs in California?
- Open a job and press “Apply on company site”. You go straight to the employer's own careers page and apply there. Jobs Every Hour needs no account and charges nothing for applying.








