Electromagnetic Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $95/hr

mercor; India; Remote; INR 10,679,000 - 12,681,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Radio Frequency and Electromagnetic Engineering Expert for a short-term, remote contract. You will tackle complex RF/EM challenges, analyze systems, and apply electromagnetic theory to real-world applications.

Ideal candidates hold at least a Bachelor's in EE, with hands-on experience in RF, antennas, and simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, or MATLAB. You will work under tight deadlines and contribute rigorous technical solutions and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experienced RF, Electromagnetic, Microwave, Antenna, or related engineering professionals with hands-on industry experience.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, RF Engineering, Electromagnetics, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of electromagnetic theory, RF engineering principles, and signal propagation.
• Practical experience in RF and microwave systems, antenna design and analysis, electromagnetic simulation and modeling, RF circuits and components, EMC/EMI, wireless communications, radar, RF propagation and channel modeling, RF measurement and testing.
• Experience with tools such as HFSS, CST, COMSOL, MATLAB, ADS, or equivalent is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex technical problems involving RF and electromagnetic engineering.
• Analyze RF/EM systems, components, antennas, circuits, and architectures.
• Apply electromagnetic theory, RF principles, and engineering methodologies to real-world scenarios.
• Evaluate design trade-offs, performance limitations, calculations, assumptions, and proposed solutions.
• Review and validate technical approaches and results, providing technically rigorous solutions and explanations.
• Follow project-specific technical guidelines and evaluation criteria.

Skills

RF engineering

Electromagnetic theory

Microwave systems

Antenna design

EMC/EMI

RF measurement

Education

Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in EE or related

Tools

HFSS

CST

COMSOL

MATLAB

ADS

Job description

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Radio Frequency and Electromagnetic Engineering Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $80–$95/hour Location: Remote Duration: Short-term project

Role Responsibilities

• Solve complex technical problems involving RF and electromagnetic engineering .
• Analyze RF/EM systems , components, antennas, circuits, and architectures.
• Apply electromagnetic theory , RF principles , and engineering methodologies to real-world scenarios.
• Evaluate design trade-offs, performance limitations, calculations, assumptions, and proposed solutions.
• Review and validate technical approaches and results, providing technically rigorous solutions and explanations.
• Follow project-specific technical guidelines and evaluation criteria.

Must-Have

• Experienced RF , Electromagnetic , Microwave , Antenna , or related engineering professionals with hands-on industry experience.
• Bachelor's , Master's , or PhD in Electrical Engineering , Electronics Engineering , RF Engineering , Electromagnetics , or a related field.
• Strong understanding of electromagnetic theory , RF engineering principles , and signal propagation.
• Practical experience in RF and microwave systems , antenna design and analysis , electromagnetic simulation and modeling , RF circuits and components , EMC/EMI , wireless communications , radar , RF propagation and channel modeling , RF measurement and testing .
• Experience with tools such as HFSS , CST , COMSOL , MATLAB , ADS , or equivalent is a plus.

Preferred

• Advanced degree in RF Engineering , Electromagnetics , Electrical Engineering , or a related field.
• Experience with microwave or millimeter-wave systems , antenna arrays , phased arrays , beamforming , or MIMO .
• Experience in radar , wireless communications , satellite communications , or RF sensing .
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation , RF characterization , and laboratory testing.
• Experience translating theoretical RF/EM concepts into practical engineering solutions.
• Research experience or publications in RF , electromagnetics , antennas , or related fields is a plus.