Lead RF Hardware Engineer

About the role

Responsibilities

• Cradle to grave support of various RF components - requirements capture, schematic capture, layout, bring up, measurement, production, test, and RF system level support.
• Automate bench measurement setups for RF test data collection, and post-processing to make informed, data-driven conclusions
• Design, integrate, and maintain complex RF systems at a blazing speed. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in New Product Introduction (NPI), design-for-manufacturing, and design-for-test.
• Mentor and coach engineers - to effectively do this the ideal candidate would have deep experience with both eCAD and CAD software, a solid understanding of RF fundamentals, and an advanced proficiency in either Python and/or MATLAB.

Requirements

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• A minimum of 4 years’ total experience, with a minimum of 2 years’ experience leading a cross-functional engineering team
• Experience creating link budgets and aligning them to real-world test data
• Strong understanding of RF system parameters including gain, cascaded noise figure, figure-of-merit, linearity, and band flatness
• Willingness to debug complex electrical systems and methodically identify root causes of issues
• Antenna and receiver design across analog/RF/mixed-signal domains: mixers, PLLs/LOs, gain/linearity/noise trades; ability to turn simulations into reality.
• Channelizers & wideband architectures: filter banks, analog/digital down conversion, sample-rate planning, clocking/synchronization.
• Willingness to support critical test events that occasionally require extended hours/weekends
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Must be a U.S. Person (see ITAR Regulations below) due to required access to U.S. export-controlled information or facilities