Antenna RF Engineer - EW Systems (Secret Clearance)

Telemetry Today LLC; Costa Mesa (CA); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Competitive benefits package

Health benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Radio Frequency Antenna Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize RF designs for antennas and arrays. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet project specifications, leveraging RF design, schematic, and PCB layout expertise.

The role requires hands-on experience with RF hardware testing, antenna simulations, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of RF and Antenna experience.
• Experience with RF hardware design and RF component design.
• Experience with all stages of RF hardware testing from in-lab to in-field.
• Experience with test setup automation and relevant data analysis.
• Experience with Anechoic Chamber and Open Air testing.
• Knowledge of Schematic Capture, PCB Design, and experience with RF simulation tools.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct detailed RF design for antennas and antenna arrays.
• Perform antenna element trade studies, including investigation, simulation, and comparisons of various designs.
• Optimize array lattice selection based on frequency range, scan range, instantaneous bandwidth, and element design.
• Design, simulate, and optimize antenna arrays.
• Develop prototypes of elements and arrays to validate models.
• Model PCB RF transitions, including interlayer transitions, matching networks, and feed structures.
• Design passive components such as printed splitters and corporate feed structures.
• Provide layout support and finalize array models for optimization.

Skills

RF design experience

Anechoic testing

PCB layout

Schematic capture

RF simulation tools

Test automation & data analysis

Security clearance

Education

BS Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Anechoic chamber

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA is seeking a Radio Frequency Antenna Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize RF designs for antennas and arrays. You will work with cross-functional teams to meet project specifications, leveraging RF design, schematic, and PCB layout expertise.

The role requires hands-on experience with RF hardware testing, antenna simulations, and the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret security clearance.