RF Antenna Engineer

MetaSensing BV; Milano; Ibrido; EUR 55.000 - 75.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

MetaSensing is a cutting-edge Italian radar company seeking an RF/antenna engineer to turn system requirements into validated hardware. You will combine solid antenna theory with hands-on simulation, layout, prototyping and lab characterization to drive iterative improvements.

You will work on microstrip/patch antennas, arrays and RF front-end integration, using CST Studio Suite and collaborating with manufacturing to ensure repeatable builds.

Competenze

• Strong fundamentals in antenna metrics (directivity, gain, efficiency, bandwidth).
• Experience with arrays, matching networks and S-parameters.
• Hands-on lab and measurement discipline; close loop between simulation and hardware.

Mansioni

• Antenna & passive RF/microwave design (microstrip/patch antennas, slots, horns/reflectors, arrays).
• Build 3D EM models and optimize in CST Studio Suite; meshing and port sweeps.
• Contribute to RF PCB implementation and review; coordinate for DFM/DFT readiness.
• Characterize linearity metrics (IP2/IP3, P1dB, gain compression, NF) and validate front-end components.
• Measure with VNA, spectrum analyzers, signal generators and power meters; validate patterns.
• Design waveguide components and interfaces; resonator concepts and tolerances.

Conoscenze

Antenna theory

RF/microwave design

Lab measurements

S-parameters

Antenna arrays

CST Studio Suite

ADS/AWR

PCB tools (Altium/KiCad/OrCAD)

Formazione

BSc

MSc/PhD in antennas/EM/radar

Strumenti

CST Studio Suite

ADS/AWR

Altium

KiCad

OrCAD

Descrizione del lavoro

• Job purpose: Antenna & passive RF/microwave design
• Employment condition: Full-time, 40 hours per week.
• Candidate must be eligible to work in the EU.

Company Description

MetaSensing is an innovative Italian remote sensing company founded in 2008 with the aim of commercializing the new compact, high resolution radar mapping technology.

In just a few years, MetaSensing has acquired numerous successful airborne radar campaigns completed at the Ka, Ku, X, C, S, L and P frequency bands, and developed drone and space-based radar systems for different applications.

Today MetaSensing is one of the unique companies in the world which offer cost effective airborne and space-based radar sensors and services both for commercial and security applications.

Combination of innovative technology and advanced processing techniques has made MetaSensing a fast growing, global company with projects in Europe, South-East Asia, Middle East, North and South America.

Job Duties

You will turn system requirements into validated RF hardware by combining a solid foundation in modern antenna theory and microwave engineering with hands-on skills in simulation, layout/prototyping, and lab characterization. We value engineers who can interpret system metrics (gain, sensitivity, dynamic range, nonlinearity, spurious/harmonics) and drive iterative improvement through tight design-build-test loops.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Antenna & passive RF/microwave design (microstrip/patch antennas, slots, horns/reflectors, antenna arrays, power dividers/combiners, couplers, transitions across microstrip/stripline/coax/waveguide domains)
• Build 3D EM models and perform optimization in CST Studio Suite (preferred): boundary conditions, meshing strategy, ports, parameter sweeps, near-to-far transformations.
• Contribute to RF PCB implementation and review: stackups, controlled impedance routing, grounding, transitions, via strategies. Coordinate with manufacturing/assembly partners to ensure DFM/DFT readiness and repeatable builds
• Characterize and manage linearity metrics: IP2/IP3, P1dB, gain compression, intermodulation products, spurious and harmonic content, NF. Support selection/integration and validation of RF front-end components and modules (LNA/driver/PA/mixer/LO chain)
• Measurement and verification with VNA, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and power meters to measure harmonics, two-tone IP2/IP3, P1dB / gain compression, spurious, intermodulation products and NF. Support antenna pattern/gain/polarization validation (anechoic chamber or equivalent)
• Contribute to waveguide components and interfaces design: transitions, flanges/connectors, couplers, and waveguide-based filtering concepts. Resonator-based structures: cavity/coaxial resonators, high-Q approaches, tolerance/temperature impacts

Required skills and qualifications

• Strong fundamentals in:
  • Antenna metrics (directivity, gain, efficiency, bandwidth, polarization, cross-pol)
  • Arrays (array factor, grating lobes, sidelobe management, tapering)
  • Transmission lines, matching networks, and S-parameters
• Practical lab skills and measurement discipline; ability to troubleshoot discrepancies and close the loop between simulation and hardware
• Proficiency with CST Studio Suite (preferred); working knowledge of ADS/AWR and PCB tools (Altium/KiCad/OrCAD) is a plus
• Preferably 3+ years in advanced technology, defense, radar, communications, or RF product development

Communication

• Strong communication skills required, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in verbal and written forms across different management levels.
• Ability to work in team. Taste for international contacts. Manifest the flexibility needed to be integrated in the different stages of a project.
• Good knowledge of the English language for the working environment
• BSc is the baseline requirement
• MSc/PhD is a strong plus - especially in antennas, electromagnetics, RF/microwave engineering, waveguides/resonators, radar/communications, or related domains