Senior RF Hardware Engineer
Core
Design, manufacture, test, and deploy highly integrated RF devices for space communications systems.
Role type
Senior RF Hardware Engineer
Builds
Robust space communications systems (RF devices)
Domain
Aerospace / RF Hardware
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
RF circuit design (frontend/conversion chains), End-to-end PCB design, RF analysis tools (Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, Altium Designer), RF metrics (S-parameters, P1dB, noise figure, EVM), Link budget & noise analysis, Test instrumentation (oscilloscopes, VNAs, spectrum analyzers), RF components (LNAs, PAs, mixers, PLLs, oscillators, filters)
Preferred skills
Complex PCB design in Altium, Radiation-hardened component selection, AD9361/Xilinx RFSoC interfaces, Soldering/reworking (0402, QFN), Link modeling & DSP fundamentals, Antenna design/simulation, High-PAPR signals & DPD
Responsibilities
Develop and own RF products across PCB, box, and integration levels; Own trades and analyses on new designs; Bring up, troubleshoot, and qualify new designs; Collaborate with Supply Chain and Manufacturing teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
