RF Engineer

Mach Industries

$80K — $120K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
  • At least 1 year of experience in RF design and development
  • Knowledge of RF concepts like impedance matching and microwave network analysis
  • Experience with RF circuit simulation tools: AWR MWO, Keysight ADS or Genesys
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer and Matlab

Responsibilities

  • Design advanced RF front ends and transceivers for UAVs and defense products
  • Demonstrate mastery of RF components including matching networks and filters
  • Manage schematic capture and PCB layout of RF transceivers
  • Troubleshoot EMI/RFI issues using best practices
  • Conduct design validation testing with advanced test equipment
  • Integrate RF/Microwave designs into aircraft and other systems
  • Analyze operational RF performance data and improve designs
  • Contribute to the development of embedded software.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Retirement plans
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Highly competitive equity grants
Full Job Description
The Role

As a member of the engineering team, you will take a lead role in the development of next-generation defense technologies, including but not limited to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), missiles, and advanced weapon systems. You'll regularly interact with senior leadership to influence fundamental operation of our platforms while collaborating with electrical, software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to steer this project from initial conception to manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Design of advanced RF front ends and transceivers in support of next generation products including phased arrays, transmitters, and receivers.
  • Mastery and expertise of RF components such as matching networks, filter synthesis, LNAs, Mixers, VGA, PLL/Synthesizers, and VCOs.
  • Design, schematic capture, and PCB layout of RF transceivers and High-Speed circuits.
  • Utilize best practice and strategies to minimize and troubleshoot EMI/RFI issues.
  • Perform design validation testing of prototype and production designs with test equipment such as signal generators, spectrum/signal analyzers, network analyzers, power meters, noise figure meters, and etc.
  • Contribute to various aspects of the integration of the RF/Microwave designs into aircraft and other systems.
  • Analyze in-the-field operational RF/Microwave performance data of units and investigate methods to improve performance and debug issues.
  • Contribute to development of embedded software.
Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience in RF design and development.
  • Experience with basic RF concepts such as impedance matching, smith charts, power handling metrics (IP3, IMD, Harmonic Distortion, Phase Noise), microwave network analysis.
  • Familiarity with one or more of the mainstream RF circuit simulation tools: AWR MWO, Keysight ADS, Genesys.
  • Familiarity with Altium Designer and Matlab
Preferred Qualifications
  • Familiarity with antenna concepts.
  • Familiarity with Radar concepts and design.
  • Ability to work in a fast paced, autonomously driven, and demanding start-up atmosphere.
  • Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
  • Strong design background with a long history of problem solving and taking on new challenges.


Disclosures

This position may require access to information protected under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Please note that any offer for employment may be conditioned on authorization to receive software or technology controlled under these U.S. export control laws and regulations without sponsorship for an export license.

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. Actual salary offers may vary based on (but not limited to) work experience, education and training, critical skills, and business considerations. Highly competitive equity grants are included in most offers and are considered part of Mach's total compensation package. Mach offers benefits such as health insurance, retirement plans, and opportunities for professional development.

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Mach Industries

  • RF Engineer
    $80K — $120K *
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (Orange County)
    Aerospace & Defense
    In-Person
  • Senior RF Engineer
    $100K — $130K *
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (Orange County)
    Aerospace & Defense
    In-Person
  • CNC Machine Programmer
    $80K — $100K *
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (Orange County)
    Aerospace & Defense
    In-Person
  • Quality Manager
    $90K — $120K *
    Victorville, CA 92392 (San Bernardino County)
    Aerospace & Defense
    In-Person
  • Senior Electrical Engineer
    $100K — $130K *
    Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (Orange County)
    Aerospace & Defense
    In-Person

More Aerospace & Defense Jobs

Find similar RF Engineer jobs: