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Build advanced radar technology with an experienced defense engineering team

Why Goleta Star

Why Goleta Star?

At Goleta Star, you'll work on real-world engineering challenges with direct impact — designing and manufacturing compact millimeter-wave radar systems for UAVs, defense programs, and government research contracts.

We're a small, focused team where every engineer's contribution matters. You'll work closely with senior engineers on hardware, software, and field testing of next-generation radar products.

50+
Expert Engineers
30+
Years Experience
200+
Projects Delivered
15+
Patents Filed
Goleta Star engineering team
Culture

Our Values

Innovation

We push the limits of compact radar design, delivering more capability in smaller, lighter packages than anyone else in the field.

Collaboration

Our small, multidisciplinary team works closely together across RF design, signal processing, antenna development, and manufacturing.

Growth

Work directly on government SBIR programs and real product development — continuous learning through hands-on engineering challenges.

Benefits

Benefits & Perks

We invest in our team's success and well-being

Competitive salary dependent upon experience
Defense and aerospace engineering environment
Work on cutting-edge millimeter-wave radar systems
Flexible part-time or full-time arrangements
Small team with direct impact on product development
SBIR-funded government and DoD program work
Collaborative, engineering-focused culture
Opportunity to shape next-generation radar products
Opportunities

Open Positions

Explore opportunities to join our team. Salary is dependent upon experience and capability.

Radar Lab Technician

Minimum 5–10 years of applicable experience working as a technician in a lab, preferably working on radar hardware. Tasks include soldering, hardware assembly and testing (including hot and cold testing of electronics), maintaining existing workstations and developing new ones as required, and supporting field testing of new radar products.

Engineering
Torrance, CA
Part-time or Full-time
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Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Experience dealing with classified defense hardware manufacturing, and in particular MMW radar hardware is a plus. A security clearance will be required. Experience with various QA provisions and in particular with ISO 9001 and AS9100 required.

Engineering
Torrance, CA
Part-time or Full-time
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Manufacturing Engineer

Experience dealing with classified defense hardware manufacturing, and in particular MMW radar hardware is a plus. A security clearance will be required. Experience with QA, ISO 9001, and AS9100 is desired.

Manufacturing
Torrance, CA
Part-time or Full-time
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Don't See a Perfect Match?

We're always interested in hearing from talented engineers. Send your resume with a short note about why you're interested to: officemanager@goletastar.com

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