Senior Avionics RF & PCB Design Engineer

Sapsol Technologies Inc; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sapsol Technologies Inc invites an Avionics Electrical Design Engineer to lead schematic design and PCB layout for airborne electronics. You will develop and review electrical schematics, design RF circuits, and ensure high-speed PCB integrity while adhering to aerospace standards and rigorous test regimes.

The role requires hands-on circuit analysis, EMI/EMC practices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across systems, embedded, mechanical, and manufacturing domains.

Qualifications

• 5-12 years of relevant electrical or RF design experience.
• Strong RF design experience.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and PCB layout for aerospace or avionics electronics.
• Experience taking hardware designs from concept through schematic design, PCB layout, prototyping, testing, and qualification.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical circuits or PCB issues.
• Experience using MATLAB, SPICE, ADS, HFSS, or equivalent tools for circuit analysis and simulation.
• Strong understanding of high-speed, RF, EMI/EMC, and signal-integrity design principles.
• Eligibility to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and review electrical schematics and circuit designs for avionics systems.
• Design RF/electrical circuits, including power amplifiers, LNAs, filters, and related interfaces.
• Perform PCB layout, including high-speed PCB design, signal integrity, and power integrity considerations.
• Apply EMI/EMC design practices throughout schematic and PCB development.
• Conduct circuit analysis and simulations using MATLAB, SPICE, ADS, HFSS, or equivalent tools.
• Support design verification, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis of electrical/PCB issues.
• Perform and support environmental, RF emissions, RF susceptibility, and lightning testing.
• Ensure designs comply with relevant aerospace and airborne hardware standards, including DO-160 and DO-254.
• Work with test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Collaborate with systems, embedded, mechanical, manufacturing, and verification teams.
• Support design reviews, documentation, qualification, and production release activities.

Skills

RF design

Schematic design

PCB layout

EMI/EMC design

Circuit analysis

Troubleshooting

High-speed design

Tools

MATLAB

SPICE

ADS

HFSS

Job description

Sapsol Technologies Inc invites an Avionics Electrical Design Engineer to lead schematic design and PCB layout for airborne electronics. You will develop and review electrical schematics, design RF circuits, and ensure high-speed PCB integrity while adhering to aerospace standards and rigorous test regimes.

The role requires hands-on circuit analysis, EMI/EMC practices, and collaboration with cross-functional teams across systems, embedded, mechanical, and manufacturing domains.