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# VP of Engineering, Ground Hardware at AnySignal

- **Company:** AnySignal
- **Location:** Los Angeles, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/anysignal/e88746be-26c4-42bc-8233-9243366483d6

## Job description

Company AnySignal is a startup whose mission is to usher in the next generation of RF products and services. For the most demanding space and defense missions, AnySignal provides a flexible platform with world-class performance that is easy to deploy, monitor, purchase, and upgrade. Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds spanning cloud computing, artificial intelligence, communications and sensing, embedded systems, and more.

## The role

You'll lead the physical ground segment: antenna systems, RF, build, deployment, and the engineering team behind all of it. The core of the job is scale. We're moving from deploying antenna systems one at a time to deploying them as a repeatable, manufacturable product, and doing it faster every quarter. You'll drive that transition. That means supporting and pressure-testing the design as it matures, owning manufacturability and production readiness, building the supply chain, and running the deployment pipeline that turns hardware into operational network capacity. This is a true VP role. You'll set strategy for the physical segment, own its outcomes, and build the organization that delivers them. But it's a VP role at a hardware company, so you'll be in design reviews making real technical calls and leading from the front.

## What you'll own

- Deployment throughput. The whole pipeline, from build through site integration, installation, and commissioning. What counts is antennas deployed and operating.
- Manufacturability and production readiness. Antenna systems designed to be built again and again, reliably and at reasonable cost. That means DFM/DFA, a test strategy, and the discipline that separates a working unit from a production program.
- Design partnership. Our systems are actively in design, and you'll be a senior technical voice in that work: reviewing architecture and detailed design, catching field and manufacturing problems before they get built in, and making the trade-off calls between performance, cost, and schedule.
- RF systems. RF for the ground segment sits in your organization. You don't need to be an RF designer, but you need the systems fluency to direct RF work and make sound integration trade-offs across RF, mechanical, and software.
- Supply chain and manufacturing strategy. Vendor selection, make/buy decisions, and production partnerships as volume grows.
- The organization. You'll grow the hardware and deployment team substantially: hiring across mechanical, RF, and field engineering, structuring the org, and setting the technical bar.
- The roadmap. The technical path from antenna deployments today to full ground station buildouts as the network matures.

You're probably a fit if

- You're a mechanical or systems engineer by background who has shipped ambitious electromechanical hardware: systems with motors, precision motion, and structures that survive outdoors. Pointing and tracking systems, gimbals, positioners, outdoor robotics, or satcom hardware are strong analogs.
- You've taken hardware from working prototype to repeatable production and field deployment. You know what changes between unit one and unit fifty because you've lived through that transition.
- You've built and led hardware organizations while staying technically credible. Our engineers will go deep with you on systems you've shipped, and the right candidate will enjoy that conversation.
- You've deployed hardware into uncontrolled environments (weather, remote sites, real installation logistics), and it shapes how you evaluate a design.
- You can direct RF work and hire RF talent, even if RF isn't your home discipline.
- Direct antenna or ground station experience is a plus, not a requirement.

You're probably not a fit if

- You've led hardware orgs from a distance and can no longer engage at the component level.
- Your instinct at a scaling company is to add process before adding velocity.
- You want a purely strategic seat. This role earns its strategy through execution.

## Why this role

You'd own the physical half of a ground network as it scales. The org, the production system, and the deployment pipeline will carry your imprint. The problems are real hardware problems: precision motion, harsh environments, manufacturability at growing volume. And the scope grows with the network, from antennas today toward full ground station buildouts. If you've been both the strongest technical voice in the room and the leader people want to build under, we'd like to talk.

## Compensation

The estimated base salary range for this role is $240,000 – $325,000 per year, plus equity. This range reflects our good-faith estimate for this position at the time of posting. The final base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base salary, total compensation includes an equity grant and our full benefits package (Medical, Dental, Vision), HSA's and 401K program.

Export Control Requirements To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including ITAR, applicants must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

## Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

AnySignal is committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace where all employees feel respected, supported, and able to contribute fully. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including women, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of underrepresented communities. If you require accommodation at any stage of the hiring process, please contact us in confidence at careers@anysignal.com. We are committed to ensuring equal access for all applicants.

## About AnySignal

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: AnySignal provides a full-stack, end-to-end radiofrequency (RF) platform that unifies communications, navigation, and sensing for the aerospace and defense sectors.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A)
- **Headquarters**: El Segundo, California, USA (with additional office in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
- **Founded**: 2022
- **Founders**: John Malsbury (CEO) and team (specific co-founder names not publicly listed)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Defense Technology / Aerospace & Defense / RF & Space Infrastructure
- **Target Customers**: U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Space Force, space explorers, allied forces, and mission-critical industrial operators (B2G / B2B)
- **Mission**: To make RF the most reliable and secure layer of space infrastructure by building a single, unified platform for communications, navigation, and sensing — eliminating gaps and failure points where failure is not an option.

## Products & Services
- **AnySignal Platform (Core)**: An end-to-end, software-defined RF platform that delivers RF as a single integrated capability. Combines hardware, digital signal processing (DSP), and network orchestration.
- **AnyLink Network Orchestration**: Unified operations, interoperability, and intelligent scheduling for RF networks.
- **AnyMesh Resilient Network**: Multi-band RF systems fusing advanced processing with space-grade hardware for resilient connectivity.
- **AnyMission Hardware Suite**: A hardware ecosystem designed for space, land, air, and sea domains — includes the **TerraModem**.
- **Autonomous Systems**: Reliable, low-latency RF engineered for autonomous operations across every domain.
- **Electronic Warfare (EW)**: Real-time signal dominance to detect, disrupt, and defeat threats.
- **Communications**: Secure, high-speed comms enabling real-time decision-making and resilient navigation.
- **Radar**: Precision-engineered radar for real-time situational awareness.
- **Threat Mitigation**: Built-in resilience against interference, jamming, and spoofing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company)
- **Total Funding**: **$38.62M** raised across rounds (includes Series A of $24M raised ~1 year ago)
- **Key Investors**: BlueYard Capital, First In, Upfront Ventures, Acequia Capital, Caffeinated Capital, and 6+ other investors.
- **Key Client Win (April 2026)**: Selected by the **U.S. Space Force** to field its Resilient, Agile, and Interference-Defiant Network for secure MILSATCOM and the Space Data Network (SDN) — a major government contract validating the technology [everythingrf.com](https://www.everythingrf.com/news/details/21789-u-s-space-force-selects-anysignal-to-strengthen-milsatcom-resilience-against-electronic-warfare).
- **Growth Signals**: Early-stage company (founded 2022) with significant government traction, 11+ employees on LinkedIn, and 16+ open roles listed as of mid-2026 — indicates scaling phase.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Full-Stack RF Platform**: Unlike point solutions, AnySignal unifies communications, radar, and electronic warfare on a single, software-defined platform.
- **Autonomous Adaptation**: System senses the environment in real time and autonomously adapts waveforms, power, and routing to defeat jamming and interference.
- **Decentralized Architecture**: Replaces rigid satellite links with self-healing, decentralized networks — a critical need for modern contested environments.
- **Mission-Critical Credibility**: Already trusted by the U.S. Space Force for national security applications, creating a high barrier to entry for competitors.
- **Turn-key Integration**: Designed to integrate across networks, bands, and legacy systems (multi-vendor, multi-domain).

## Strategic Focus
- **Current Priority**: Scaling the defense platform for the U.S. Space Force contract and supporting the DoD’s CJADC2 (Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control) vision and the Golden Dome initiative.
- **Direction**: Moving from system development/validation to full deployment of resilient MILSATCOM networks. Actively hiring across engineering, hardware, software, and business development to support this growth.
- **Product Expansion**: Continued investment in autonomous adaptation, electronic warfare, and multi-domain hardware (space, air, land, sea).

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Built for the People Who Build the Future" — the company emphasizes ownership and mission-driven work. Employees are described as "stakeholders" in the company's success.
- **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: **In-Office** — work is primarily based in Los Angeles (El Segundo) and Vancouver offices. Not a remote-first company.
- **Benefits & Perks** (from careers page):
  - Unlimited PTO
  - Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  - 401K & FSA Account
  - **Ownership Stake** in the company (equity for employees)
- **Engineering Culture**: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge RF, DSP, FPGA, and autonomous systems for national security. Roles include: Lead FPGA Engineer, Lead DSP Engineer, RF & DSP Engineer, Software Engineer (Python), Embedded Controls Engineer, EMC Engineer, Ground Software Engineer, and more.
- **Team Size**: ~11 employees currently, rapidly scaling — early-stage environment with high impact per person.

## Sources
1. [anysignal.com](https://www.anysignal.com/)
2. [anysignal.com/careers](https://www.anysignal.com/careers/)
3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/anysignal)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/anysignal)
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/anysignal)
6. [everythingrf.com](https://www.everythingrf.com/news/details/21789-u-s-space-force-selects-anysignal-to-strengthen-milsatcom-resilience-against-electronic-warfare)

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