CareerPlan

Senior RF Design & Test Engineer

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$146k2026-10-01 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorshipSecurity clearance required

Core

Design and validate RF hardware, antennas, and subsystems for military communication systems, ensuring compliance with regulatory and military standards.

Role type

Senior RF Design & Test Engineer

Builds

RF hardware, antennas, and subsystems for military command and control and warfighter systems

Domain

Defense / RF Engineering

Required skills

RF circuit design, antenna design, 3D EM simulation, RF bench testing, link budget analysis, military compliance, GPS/GNSS receiver design, PCB layout, coexistence analysis

Preferred skills

Spectrum authorization experience, SAR limit familiarity, multi-radio coexistence analysis

Technologies

Ansys HFSS, Altair FEKO, CST Studio Suite, VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, antenna/anechoic chambers

Responsibilities

Design RF circuits, subsystems, and antennas; bench and chamber test RF hardware; evaluate designs against SAR and military RF exposure limits; assess coexistence and desense between onboard radios; partner with EMC and mechanical engineering to root-cause failures; review schematics and CAD designs for RF performance and signal integrity

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC