Team Lead - RF Systems

Ceragon; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,510,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ceragon is seeking a seasoned leader to guide and grow a high-performing RF/PHY systems engineering team in Bengaluru. You will drive technical execution, performance evaluation, and system-level ownership of next-generation wireless modems.

You will balance people management with roadmap execution, ensuring alignment with RFIC, algorithm, software, and firmware groups while advancing automated data analysis frameworks in Python and MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of technical teams in RF/PHY domains.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration across hardware, software, and firmware teams.
• Hands-on experience with data analysis pipelines and performance evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of 5 RF/PHY engineers, guiding performance and career development.
• Own technical direction for RF/baseband/PHY system definition and evaluation.
• Act as bridge between the team and RFIC, algorithms, software, and firmware groups.
• Oversee development of Python and MATLAB environments for automated data analysis and I/Q processing.
• Plan roadmaps and resource needs to ensure high-quality deliverables across development and evaluation phases.

Skills

Team Leadership

RF/PHY Engineering Knowledge

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Python & MATLAB

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Description:

Lead and grow a high-performing team of 5 RF and physical layer (PHY) systems engineers, driving the technical execution, performance evaluation, and system-level ownership of next-generation wireless modems. In this role, you will act as the core technical focal point while balancing people management, roadmap execution, and cross-functional alignment.

Your responsibilities include:

• Team Leadership & Development: Manage, mentor, and scale a team of 5 engineers, fostering technical excellence, career growth, and a collaborative engineering culture.
• Technical Ownership & Direction: Guide the team's technical strategy for RF/baseband/PHY system definition, performance characterization, and system-level troubleshooting.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Serve as the primary technical and managerial bridge between your team and RFIC design, algorithm, software, and firmware departments.
• Framework & Automation Oversight: Oversee the development of advanced Python and MATLAB environments used for automated data analysis, I/Q processing, and system performance evaluations.
• Roadmap & Resource Planning: Prioritize project tasks, define technical milestones, and ensure high-quality deliverables across all system development and evaluation phases.