Antenna Production Excellence Lead

Echodyne Corp; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision

PPO or HDHP/HSA

Virtual Care – 98Point6

Employee Assistance Program

Mental Health coverage

Travel Insurance

Company Paid Life Insurance

Company Paid Short & Long Term Disabil

Flexible PTO

401(k) match

Pet Insurance

Prepaid Legal Program

Paid Company Holidays

Job summary

Echodyne Corp seeks a Sr. Antenna Production Engineer to help transition proprietary antenna technology into manufacturable MESA radar hardware. This role collaborates with RF, Electromagnetics, PCB, Component Engineering, and Manufacturing/Test teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

You will translate concepts into practical implementations, perform tolerance analyses, validate prototypes, and support DFM/DFT and cost/performance tradeoffs to scale manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Experience with phased-array radar, SATCOM, RF/microwave wireless systems, RF sensor networks, or active antenna arrays.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in antenna, RF, radar, wireless hardware, phased-array, or microwave system development.
• Understanding of antenna fundamentals: radiation patterns, gain, efficiency, polarization, impedance matching, coupling, array behavior.
• Hands-on experience with RF or antenna measurement equipment such as VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, chamber/range, or OTA test setup.
• Familiarity with EM simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, FEKO, ADS, or equivalent.
• Practical understanding of PCB stackups, RF materials, feed routing, vias, transitions, grounding, shielding; manufacturability implications.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with RF, EM, PCB, component, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams.

Responsibilities

• Support antenna production for MESA radar antenna hardware.
• Translate antenna concepts and prototype designs into production-ready implementation.
• Work with RF engineers on array antenna/RF chain integration, impedance matching, calibration impact, and radar-level performance.
• Collaborate with PCB Engineering, suppliers, and manufacturing on antenna-aware stack-up, layout, materials, fabrication, assembly, packaging, and test readiness.
• Support antenna DFM/DFT, tolerance analysis, manufacturability reviews, and validation using VNA, chamber/range, and OTA test methods.
• Correlate simulation and measured data to assess design risks, improvement areas, implementation options, and cost/performance tradeoffs.

Skills

Phased-array radar

Electrical engineering

Antenna/RF/radar design

Antenna fundamentals

RF measurement equipment

EM simulation tools

PCB stackups and layout

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HFSS

CST

FEKO

ADS

VNA

Job description

Echodyne Corp seeks a Sr. Antenna Production Engineer to help transition proprietary antenna technology into manufacturable MESA radar hardware. This role collaborates with RF, Electromagnetics, PCB, Component Engineering, and Manufacturing/Test teams to deliver production-ready solutions.

You will translate concepts into practical implementations, perform tolerance analyses, validate prototypes, and support DFM/DFT and cost/performance tradeoffs to scale manufacturing.