Senior Principal, RF Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Principal RF Engineer.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Principal RF Engineer to serve as the organization's technical authority and RF Subject Matter Expert (SME). This individual will provide strategic and hands-on technical leadership across Engineering, Business Development, and Executive Management while leading the design and development of advanced RF/microwave receivers, frequency converters, and related technologies supporting SIGINT, Electronic Warfare (EW), and radar applications .

The ideal candidate is an accomplished RF design engineer with extensive experience developing high-performance RF/microwave systems, driving technology innovation, engaging with customers, and mentoring engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the organization's RF Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical leadership across Engineering, Executive Management, Sales, and Business Development.

• Lead the design and development of advanced RF/microwave receivers, frequency converters, and related products for SIGINT, EW, and radar applications.

• Develop and execute the multi-year technology roadmap, including IRAD and CRAD initiatives aligned with the company's strategic objectives.

• Perform system-level architecture design, including requirements analysis, frequency planning, cascade analysis, and system trade studies.

• Act as the lead RF design engineer and primary technical contributor on critical development programs.

• Collaborate directly with customers to define technical requirements, concepts, and innovative solutions for new product development.

• Lead internal and customer design reviews, including technical presentations, documentation, and project execution.

• Support Business Development by contributing to technical proposals, white papers, customer presentations, and strategic pursuits.

• Mentor and provide technical leadership to engineering teams, fostering engineering excellence and innovation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline with 15+ years of RF/microwave circuit design experience, or a Master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience.

• Extensive experience designing high-performance RF/microwave products with demanding requirements, including:

  • Low noise figure

  • Low phase noise

  • Excellent second- and third-order intercept performance

• Strong hands-on experience designing PCB-based RF/microwave circuitry for receivers and frequency converters operating to 18 GHz and beyond .

• Expertise in receiver and frequency converter design, including:

  • Frequency planning

  • Spur analysis

  • RF/microwave filter technologies

  • Cascade gain/noise/intercept (GNIP) analysis

  • Microwave mixers

  • PLL-based frequency generation

  • RF design trade-off analysis

• Experience with RF design tools such as Keysight Genesys, OrCAD, MATLAB, PSpice , or equivalent.

• Demonstrated technical leadership with the ability to mentor multidisciplinary engineering teams.

• Active Secret Security Clearance with eligibility to obtain TS/SCI clearance.

• Ability to successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing wide-bandwidth, high dynamic range superheterodyne receivers.

• Experience with millimeter-wave (mmWave) designs, wideband digitization, and low SWaP solutions.

• Active Top Secret (TS) or TS/SCI security clearance.

Company Description

W3Global was established in 2006 in Fremont, CA with a vision: simplify the recruiting process and develop an industry-disrupting platform to connect candidates with clients. Our cutting-edge Applicant Tracking System enables us to find the right person for the right job, creating value for job seekers and employers. While W3Global initially focused on IT staffing, we have expanded the business to serve many other industries, including accounting and finance, legal, engineering, human resources, government and more.

We’re proud of the investments we’ve made in our team, having grown from four to 1000 employees and evolving into one of the leading recruitment and staffing solution providers in the industry. Our recruiters and account managers are passionate about connecting qualified professionals with the right positions in small, medium, and large companies.

Our Services
W3Global understands the natural ups and downs of an organization’s staffing needs. We are continuously adapting to industry and economic changes to find the right candidates.

We specialize in placing permanent, direct, contract, and temporary positions for companies of any size. Our recruiting services include sourcing, recruiting, screening, interview management, salary negotiations, training, and onboarding.

We are committed to helping organizations redefine their recruitment process by delivering our SaaS-based proprietary application tracking system software.

Our Expertise
W3Global has been delivering staffing solutions for nearly two decades; we know which recruiting strategies work best. Our expert team is committed to developing a customized solution to fit your company’s unique needs.

As a W3Global client, you’ll also receive personalized assistance from a seasoned team of staffing specialists. We are committed to providing both technical support and industry expertise to simplify the hiring process. We know that your time matters. W3Global will help you streamline the hiring process, getting it done and getting it right.

Company Description

W3Global was established in 2006 in Fremont, CA with a vision: simplify the recruiting process and develop an industry-disrupting platform to connect candidates with clients. Our cutting-edge Applicant Tracking System enables us to find the right person for the right job, creating value for job seekers and employers. While W3Global initially focused on IT staffing, we have expanded the business to serve many other industries, including accounting and finance, legal, engineering, human resources, government and more.\r\n\r\nWe’re proud of the investments we’ve made in our team, having grown from four to 1000 employees and evolving into one of the leading recruitment and staffing solution providers in the industry. Our recruiters and account managers are passionate about connecting qualified professionals with the right positions in small, medium, and large companies.\r\n\r\nOur Services\r\nW3Global understands the natural ups and downs of an organization’s staffing needs. We are continuously adapting to industry and economic changes to find the right candidates.\r\n\r\nWe specialize in placing permanent, direct, contract, and temporary positions for companies of any size. Our recruiting services include sourcing, recruiting, screening, interview management, salary negotiations, training, and onboarding.\r\n\r\nWe are committed to helping organizations redefine their recruitment process by delivering our SaaS-based proprietary application tracking system software.\r\n\r\nOur Expertise\r\nW3Global has been delivering staffing solutions for nearly two decades; we know which recruiting strategies work best. Our expert team is committed to developing a customized solution to fit your company’s unique needs.\r\n\r\nAs a W3Global client, you’ll also receive personalized assistance from a seasoned team of staffing specialists. We are committed to providing both technical support and industry expertise to simplify the hiring process. We know that your time matters. W3Global will help you streamline the hiring process, getting it done and getting it right.