RF / Microwave Engineer

About the Role

Join our engineering team to develop advanced RF subsystems for next-generation datalink platforms. You will focus on RF circuit design and system integration, working closely with antenna, DSP, mechanical, and software teams to deliver high-performance communication hardware.

This role combines circuit design, system-level analysis, hands-on lab validation, and automated test development in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and simulate RF front-end circuits across RF and microwave frequency bands

• Develop power amplifier stages, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, filters, and frequency generation circuits

• Perform RF cascade analysis including gain, noise figure, linearity, stability, and dynamic range

• Conduct link budget analysis and support system-level RF performance optimization

• Create circuit-level and system-level simulations using industry-standard RF design tools

• Design schematics and support PCB layout for high-frequency circuits

• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate RF subsystems into complete datalink systems

• Develop validation and production test methodologies for RF hardware

• Perform lab characterization using network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and related instrumentation

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline

• 3+ years of industry or research experience in RF/microwave circuit design

• Experience designing RF signal chain components such as PAs, LNAs, mixers, filters, or PLLs

• Strong understanding of impedance matching, S-parameters, noise figure, linearity, stability, and RF system fundamentals

• Experience with RF test equipment (VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, power meters)

• Experience with RF simulation tools such as ADS, AWR, or similar

Nice to Have

• Experience designing high-linearity or high-efficiency power amplifiers

• Experience with RF system-level modeling and link analysis

• Familiarity with digital modulation schemes (QPSK, QAM, APSK) and their RF implications

• Experience with PCB schematic and layout tools (Altium or equivalent)

• Experience developing automated RF test solutions

• Experience working in datalink or high-reliability communication systems