Senior RF Engineer - Antennas for IoT Farm Tech

Halter; Auckland; On-site; NZD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Halter in New Zealand is seeking an Experienced RF Engineer to drive innovation in wireless systems for animal management. You will own design, optimization, and validation from concept to high-volume production. Join a fast-paced, collaborative team shaping sustainable agriculture with world-class engineering.

This senior technical leadership role requires travel to manufacturing sites and external labs. If you thrive on hard problems and mentoring others, Halter offers a chance to impact

Qualifications

• An experienced RF or Antenna Engineer with proven expertise taking antenna systems from concept through to high volume production.
• Deep understanding of electromagnetic fundamentals, RF propagation, impedance matching, and PCB/integrated antenna design.
• Hands on experience with RF simulation and analysis tools.
• Proficiency with test and measurement equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
• Experience designing RF systems for IoT, wearable, or low power wireless products (BLE, LoRa, GPS, Wi-Fi, sub-GHz, LTE).
• Strong analytical, documentation, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment where you take ownership and drive results.
• Willingness to travel internationally (e.g., China, Thailand) to support manufacturing and validation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, simulation, prototyping, and validation of antennas and RF systems for Halter’s wearable and infrastructure products.
• Define system level RF requirements and architecture in collaboration with firmware, systems, and mechanical teams.
• Drive electromagnetic simulation, impedance matching, antenna tuning, and over the air performance optimisation.
• Conduct field testing and data analysis to validate designs under real world conditions.
• Collaborate with manufacturing partners to ensure robust design-for-manufacture and testing of RF assemblies, including travel.

Skills

RF engineering

Antenna design

EM theory

Field testing

Documentation

Tools

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Halter in New Zealand is seeking an Experienced RF Engineer to drive innovation in wireless systems for animal management. You will own design, optimization, and validation from concept to high-volume production. Join a fast-paced, collaborative team shaping sustainable agriculture with world-class engineering.

This senior technical leadership role requires travel to manufacturing sites and external labs. If you thrive on hard problems and mentoring others, Halter offers a chance to impact