Senior RF Hardware Engineer
Core
Design, manufacture, test, and deploy highly integrated RF devices for space and defense missions.
Role type
Senior RF Hardware Engineer
Builds
RF products (PCB, box, and integration levels) for space customers
Domain
Space and defense communications
Required skills
RF circuit design (frontend/conversion chains), PCB design (schematic/layout/fabrication), RF analysis tools (Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, Altium Designer), RF metrics (S-parameters, P1dB, noise figure, EVM), link budgets, test instruments (oscilloscope, VNA, spectrum analyzer), 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/DPD concepts
Technologies
Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, Altium Designer, AD9361, Xilinx RFSoC
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