Specialist, RF Engineer

About the role

The Specialist, RF Engineer will be responsible for:

• RF/Microwave Design - Design and develop RF and microwave circuitry for receivers, frequency converters, signal chains, and related hardware systems operating up to 18GHz+
• System Architecture & Requirements - Support requirements analysis, system architecture development, and allocation of functional requirements across subsystems.
• Receiver & Signal Chain Development - Design, integrate, and optimize RF signal chains, including frequency planning, filtering, mixing, amplification, and frequency generation.
• RFA Analysis & Performance Optimization - Perform RF simulation, frequency planning, spur analysis, cascade analysis, and design trade-off evaluations to ensure system performance.
• Technical Contribution & Leadership - Serve as a key contributor on RF hardware development programs, supporting design reviews, customer presentations, troubleshooting efforts, and cross-functional engineering activities.
• Product Development Support - Provide engineering support throughout integration, validation, manufacturing transition, and production support activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in RF engineering, microwave engineering, RF circuit design, or RF hardware development.
• Hands-on experience designing PCB-based RF hardware, microwave circuitry, receivers, frequency converters, or communications systems.
• Experience working with RF signal chains, RF front-end architectures, amplifiers, mixers, filters, PLLs, and related RF components.
• Strong understanding of receiver design, frequency conversion, RF simulation, and GHz-frequency design.
• Experience with RF design and simulation tools such as Keysight Genesys, ADS, HFSS, MATLAB, OrCAD, SPICE, or similar.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a collaborative, cross-functional engineering environment.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) with company contribution
• 9/80 work schedule (every other Friday off)
• Exposure to advanced RF, microwave, radar, communications, and defense technologies
• Opportunity to work across the full product lifecycle in a highly visible engineering role