Founding Senior RF & Wireless Hardware Engineer

Axon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Fitness programs

Emotional & Mental wellness support

Learning & development programs

Snacks in our offices

Job summary

Axon is seeking a founding Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in radio hardware and chip-down design. You will own architecture, integration, development, and validation of multi-radio systems for mission-critical devices.

As a founding hardware lead, you’ll guide chipset selection, schematic/PCB implementation, bring-up, RF validation, and mass production, collaborating across RF, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in electrical, radio hardware, or RF design.
• Chip-down radio design or board-level integration experience.
• Experience with LMR, LTE, broadband wireless, or Wi-Fi.
• RF circuitry design, including transceivers and front-ends.
• RF coexistence, interference control, and EMI/EMC expertise.
• Multi-radio integration in compact, battery-powered hardware.
• Schematic and PCB design using Cadence tools.
• Bring-up and debugging with RF test equipment.
• Collaboration with antenna, mechanical, firmware, and systems teams.
• Experience with certification and mass production.

Responsibilities

• Own board-level implementation and integration of radio chipsets across LMR, LTE, and broadband wireless.
• Translate requirements into radio architectures, evaluate chipsets and interfaces.
• Develop schematics and PCB implementations for RF transceivers and power circuitry.
• Design and validate multi-radio systems addressing coexistence and desense.
• Solve hardware challenges during LMR and cellular integration in compact devices.
• Partner on antenna placement, RF routing, shielding, and enclosure RF performance.
• Lead radio hardware bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis with RF test tools.
• Drive radio hardware through verification, certification, EVT/DVT/PVT, and mass production.
• Provide technical direction while working with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Radio hardware design

Chip-down design

RF electronics

Schematic & PCB design

RF coexistence

LMR & cellular integration

Antenna integration

Bring-up & debugging

Certification & production

Technical leadership

Travel up to 50%

Team collaboration

Cadence OrCAD

Allegro

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence OrCAD

Allegro

Job description

Axon is seeking a founding Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in radio hardware and chip-down design. You will own architecture, integration, development, and validation of multi-radio systems for mission-critical devices.

As a founding hardware lead, you’ll guide chipset selection, schematic/PCB implementation, bring-up, RF validation, and mass production, collaborating across RF, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams.