RF Engineer (Intern)

Neara; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive incentives

Galvanizing workspace

Frequent outings

Job summary

Digantara is seeking an RF designer – Intern to design and develop RF systems. The role involves end-to-end design, hardware realization, and characterization of the system in a startup environment.

Requirements include 0–2 years in RF design, a Bachelor's in electrical engineering or RF field (Master's preferred), and proficiency with ADS/CST/HFSS. On-site in Bengaluru with competitive incentives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or RF field; Master’s degree preferred.
• 0–2 years of RF design experience or equivalent.
• Proficiency with RF simulation tools (ADS, CST, HFSS).
• Strong RF theory: waveform design, signal processing, antennas.
• Experience with RF hardware: transmitters, receivers, antennas.
• Familiar with RF testing equipment: spectrum & network analysers.
• Analytical, problem‑solving, and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF components and subsystems.
• Conduct system-level analysis and simulations to optimize performance.
• Perform RF testing and validation to meet specifications.
• Collaborate with hardware, software and systems teams.
• Stay updated on RF technologies and trends.

Skills

RF design

Waveform design

Signal processing

Antenna theory

RF hardware design

RF testing

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or RF field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

ADS

CST

HFSS

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Job description

Job type: Full Time · Department: Engineering · Work type: On-Site

Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space-based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across regimes, allowing end users to have actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

Digantara is seeking an RF designer – Intern to design and develop RF systems. The intern will carry out end to end design of the system as well as design the hardware, realize the system and carry out characterization of the system.

Why Us?

Competitive incentives, galvanizing workspace, blazing team, frequent outings—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup + you get to work on space technology.

Hustle in a well-funded startup, allowing you to take charge of your responsibilities and create your moonshot.

Responsibilities

Design and develop RF components and subsystems.

Conduct system-level analysis and simulations to optimize system performance.

Perform RF testing and validation to ensure compliance with specifications.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including hardware, software and systems engineers.

Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends in RF systems.

Required Qualification

0-2 years of academic/research/industry experience with significant aptitude in RF design.

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.

Proficiency in RF simulation tools such as ADS, CST, HFSS, or similar.

Strong understanding of RF principles including waveform design, signal processing, and antenna theory.

Experience with RF hardware design, including transmitters, receivers, and antennas preferred.

Familiarity with RF testing equipment and methodologies, including spectrum analysers and network analysers

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.

Preferred Skills

Experience with software-defined RF systems.

Familiarity with RF signal processing algorithms and techniques.

Experience with RF testing and validation.

General Requirements

Ability to work in a mission-focused, operational environment.

Ability to think critically and make independent decisions.

Interpersonal skills to enable working in a diverse and dynamic team.

Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.

Writing and delivering technical documents and briefings.

Verbal and written communications skills as well as organizational skills.