Senior RF Engineer

Relocation Assistance is offered for anyone who lives outside of Torrance, CA

Job Description
Seeking a hands-on Senior RF Engineer to lead the design, development, and production of high-performance wireless/RF systems for autonomous platforms. Will own RF architecture, component selection, testing, and troubleshooting while mentoring junior engineers and collaborating across hardware, firmware, and software teams.

Must Haves

5+ years of professional RF hardware design experience developing commercial or industrial products.

BSEE required, MSEE preferred.

End-to-end RF design: Experience designing RF systems from antenna through radio interface, including PCB design and layout.

RF simulation tools: Strong experience with ADS, HFSS, or equivalent electromagnetic/RF simulation software.

RF architecture: Expertise in link budgets, cascade analysis, component selection, and wireless system performance.

Hardware debugging: Experience troubleshooting RF interference, signal degradation, and connectivity issues.

Production experience: Understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM), Design for Test (DFT), and RF verification/validation.

Technical leadership: Experience owning RF projects, making architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers.

Nice to Haves

Advanced degree in RF, microwaves, electromagnetics, or related field.

Antenna design: Experience designing and simulating custom antennas for embedded systems.

Manufacturing scale-up: Experience working with contract manufacturers and transitioning RF hardware into mass production.

EMI/EMC expertise: Experience with RF desensitization, interference mitigation, and wireless coexistence.

Automated RF testing: Python scripting or development of automated RF test frameworks.

Background in UAVs, drones, robotics, aerospace, defense, or other wireless embedded systems.

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