Senior Staff RF Design Engineer - Unmanned Aircraft Systems

About the role

TrellisWare Technologies is seeking a Senior Staff RF Design Engineer specializing in Hardware systems for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of RF/Wireless design, experience with front-end amplifiers and filters, and proficiency in circuit debugging and troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Work with Business Development and Product Management to clearly identify system requirements and HW features of UAS platforms and applicable TrellisWare products.
• Lead HW design/architecture development for UAS systems across TrellisWare RF, Analog, Digital, and Mechanical disciplines.
• Work with TrellisWare’s Radio Products group to understand how Radio system SW runs on UAS products and drive HW design to facilitate SW operation.
• Work with TrellisWare’s Waveforms group to understand how modem performance depends on developed HW and drive design to meet Waveform/modem performance on UAS HW products.
• Work with Program Management to establish schedules and budgets for development of new UAS products.
• Lead HW-centric DVT of developed UAS platform including reviews of DVT results and recommendations.
• Work with TrellisWare’s product test, and certification groups to ensure developed HW meets overall UAS platform requirements.
• Drive required manufacturing support infrastructure including test boards and fixtures, as well as test and calibration functionality needed for manufacturing.
• Own creation and maintenance of product design material in TrellisWare’s PLM systems.
• Assist in developing product documentation.
• Support technical customer meetings to provide integration recommendations, expected performance capabilities, and participate in customer troubleshooting.
• Develop relationships with team members built on trust and respect.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field of study required.
• 10+ years of experience as an RF/Wireless Design Engineer.
• Understands transceiver design, frequency conversion, frequency synthesizers, and PLL design to 3 GHz with tight packaging constraints.
• Experience with front-end amplifiers and filter design.
• Experience with receive sensitivity, noise figure, and transmit power measurements.
• Experience with RF Power Amplifier design and characterization.
• Demonstrates knowledge of RF analysis and computer-aided design tools.
• Proficiency in circuit debugging and troubleshooting.
• Experience with wireless communications and test equipment design.
• Experience developing products for UAS or similar environments where SWaP, reliability, and performance are critical factors is preferred.
• Ability to abstract complex, technical concepts and communicate them in a clear, relevant, complete manner to others.
• Able to work independently, demonstrate initiative and interact with a variety of engineering development teams.
• Demonstrates analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Able to work independently as well as in a team environment.
• Strong collaborative drive and interpersonal skills.
• Strong initiative, proactive work ethic and prioritization skills.
• Effective execution and decision making.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship.