Head of RF Engineering
$175k - $300kFull-time
Wintermeyer Ventures
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.
Vacancy posted 26 days ago
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