Senior Design Verification Engineer

About the role

The Senior Application Engineer / Design Verification Engineer will lead the characterization, validation, integration, and performance optimization of advanced RF and Digital Beamforming (DBF) devices used within customer terminals and satellite communication systems. This role requires a strong engineering mindset focused on designing experiments, developing test methodologies, analyzing results, and driving technical decisions throughout the product development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive characterization plans for RF and Digital Beamforming (DBF) devices.
• Design and build measurement setups to evaluate device performance, functionality, and reliability.
• Perform RF measurements including gain, compression, linearity, noise, phase, frequency response, and other key performance metrics.
• Define pass/fail criteria and validate performance against system requirements.
• Analyze test data and provide actionable insight to design, systems, and integration teams.
• Develop and configure RF test environments using industry-standard instrumentation.
• Create scalable, repeatable test solutions for characterization and production validation activities.
• Troubleshoot measurement issues, test setups, and hardware integration challenges.
• Integrate DBF devices into customer terminal and satellite communication platforms.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, modem, and software engineering teams to validate end-to-end performance.
• Support bring-up, debug, and verification activities across device and system-level integrations.
• Drive root cause analysis for performance issues discovered during validation and integration efforts.
• Develop and maintain Python-based automation frameworks for instrument control and test execution.
• Create tools for visualization, post-processing, and performance trending.
• Improve test efficiency, repeatability, and scalability through automation.
• Serve as a subject matter expert for RF characterization and validation methodologies.
• Mentor junior engineers on best practices for measurement, automation, and data analysis.
• Influence product decisions through detailed technical analysis and data-driven recommendations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in RF characterization, validation, design verification, or application engineering.
• Hands-on experience working in RF laboratory environments.
• Experience developing and executing device characterization and validation plans.
• Strong understanding of RF measurement fundamentals and test methodologies.
• Proficiency with Python for test automation, instrument control, and data analysis.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware and system integration issues.
• Ability to independently design experiments and interpret complex measurement data.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience with phased-array or beamforming systems.
• Digital Beamforming (DBF) device integration experience.
• Background in modem development or communications hardware.
• Familiarity with communication theory and DSP concepts.
• Experience supporting satellite communications, telecommunications infrastructure, or advanced wireless systems.
• Experience with production validation and system-level bring-up.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in RF measurement and test methodologies.
• Experience with Python for automation and data analysis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

Paid time off, holiday pay, sick leave, 401k, medical insurance, and more. For a complete list of benefits, visit the Everforth Apex Benefits Overview page.