Reliable Robotics

Radar Hardware Design Engineer

Reliable Robotics • $190K — $250K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Aerospace Engineering, or related field
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with high-speed digital circuits
  • Proficient in Circuit simulators, Altium schematic capture, and SPICE
  • Strong troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills
  • Experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and VNA

Responsibilities

  • Design digital and analog circuits for next-generation Radar systems
  • Drive design and layout of multi-processor systems incorporating FPGA and DDR4 memory
  • Design switching and linear power supplies
  • Own schematic, layout, artwork generation, and hardware bring-up
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for design and testing
  • Certify designs in compliance with DO-160, DO-254, and FCC standards
  • Support radar system integration and testing in the lab and on aircraft

Benefits

  • Stock options
  • Employee medical coverage
  • 401k contributions
  • Casual work environment
  • Opportunities to work with motivated team members on transformative technology
Full Job Description
We're building safety-enhancing technology for aviation that will save lives. Automated aviation systems will enable a future where air transportation is safer, more convenient and fundamentally transformative to the way goods - and eventually people - move around the planet. We are a team of mission-driven engineers with experience across aerospace, robotics and self-driving cars working to make this future a reality.

As a Radar Hardware Design Engineer, you will be a part of our Radar Engineering team. The Radar Engineering team is comprised of a small cross-functional team of motivated and experienced engineers; we're responsible for designing, building, and testing cutting-edge phased array radar systems from concept to certified product. We enjoy a culture of sharing information and collaboration. Phased array radar systems have historically been reserved for specialized applications, but we're making this technology affordable to enable Detect and Avoid for widespread commercial applications. This role will focus on new advanced operational modes. The passion for revolutionary technology to make aviation safer motivates us to come in every day.

Responsibilities

In your role as a Radar Design Engineer, you will be responsible for designing digital and analog circuits for our next-generation Radar system. You will be involved in all phases of development, from conception to production, tracing system-level requirements through to circuit-level design. You will drive the design and layout of a multi-processor with an FPGA on chip using DDR 4 memory, as well as designing switching and linear power supplies. The high-speed digital design is complemented by high-frequency analog and RF design up to 12GHz. You will own the schematic, layout, artwork generation and bring-up of hardware. You will be collaborating with the cross-functional teams, including mechanical and system engineering. You will be responsible for the certification of your design to DO-160, DO-254 design assurance and FCC certification. You will support radar system integration and testing in the engineering lab and on the aircraft.

Basic Success Criteria
  • Electrical Engineering fundamentals, typically gained through a Bachelor's Degree of Science or Engineering in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, or a related discipline
  • 5+ years of professional hands-on experience with high-speed digital circuits, linear and switching power regulator circuits, PLL's, VGA, mixers etc.
  • Ability to use Circuit simulators, Altium schematic capture and layout, and SPICE simulation software
  • Ability to troubleshoot, find root cause, and resolve issues
  • Experienced in using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers and Vector Network Analyzers


Preferred Criteria
  • Advanced Degree of Science or Electrical Engineering
  • Experience developing system architectures and managing requirements for certification of Avionics
  • Creative problem solver that can bring multiple disciplines together, with the ability to assess risk and make design and development decisions without all available data
  • Experience integrating and troubleshooting various electronic sensors and components
  • RF circuit design experience up to 12GHz
  • DO-160 and DO-254 hardware design assurance experience


This position will be located at our facility in Mountain View, California.

Must be willing to travel 10% of the time.

The estimated salary range for this position is $190,000 to $250,000/annual salary + cash and stock option awards + benefits. At Reliable Robotics, we strive to provide competitive and rewarding compensation based on experience and expertise, as well as market conditions, location, and pay equity.

In addition to base compensation, Reliable Robotics offers stock options, employee medical, 401k contribution, great co-workers and a casual work environment.

This position requires access to information that is subject to U.S. export controls. An offer of employment will be contingent upon the applicant's capacity to perform in compliance with U.S. export control laws.

All applicants are asked to provide documentation that legally establishes status as a U.S. person or non-U.S. person (and nationalities in the case of a non-U.S. person). Where the applicant is not a U.S. person, meaning not a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful permanent resident, (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or not otherwise permitted to access the export-controlled technology without U.S. government authorization, the Company reserves the right not to apply for an export license for such applicants whose access to export-controlled technology or software source code requires authorization and may decline to proceed with the application process and any offer of employment on that basis.

At Reliable Robotics, our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, creed, ancestry, sex, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability or medical conditions, national origin, military or veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other basis covered by applicable law. All employment and promotion is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing an application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to [email protected]

About Reliable Robotics

Reliable Robotics is an aerospace and defense company that specializes in autonomous flight technology. The company was founded in 2017 by veterans of the aviation industry and is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Reliable Robotics provides advanced solutions for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including autonomous flight control, navigation, and safety systems. The company's mission is to make aviation safer, more efficient, and more accessible through the use of autonomous technology.
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