Head of RF Engineering

About the Role

Lead the RF architecture for a next-generation high-power system designed to address unmanned aerial threats. This hands-on role sits within a small growing defense engineering team and focuses on taking RF systems from clean-sheet design through production.

What Youll Do

• Develop RF system architecture and guide designs through design for manufacturing and production.
• Contribute directly to RF system antenna phased-array MMIC or electromagnetic design.
• Use lab equipment and testing facilities to characterize and validate RF systems.
• Apply first-principles engineering to solve high-power RF design and integration challenges.
• Initially focus on individual-contributor engineering then grow the RF team as the organization scales.

What Were Looking For

• Five to twelve years of experience as an RF engineer including hands-on design work.
• Experience taking a clean-sheet RF lineup through DFM and into production.
• Deep experience with high-power RF and analog RF systems.
• Experience with phased arrays at the system or component level and practical use of a signal generator and VNA.
• Relevant skills may include HFSS antenna design and simulation high-power GaN power amplifiers MMIC design anechoic chamber testing and EMI/EMC.
• A portfolio of shipped products or hands-on hardware projects and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary range: $175000 to $300000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Hawthorne California United States.