Hybrid RF Hardware Design Engineer — Microwave & FPGA

Kforce Inc; Orem (UT); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Job summary

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level to Senior RF Hardware Design Engineer in Orem, Utah, offering hybrid remote work. The role focuses on solving RF/microwave challenges, driving development of advanced RF-based hardware systems in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Base salary and equity are included as part of competitive compensation. The candidate will design RF hardware across upconversion/downconversion, mixers, LNAs/PAs, transceivers, waveforms, and PLLs, with emphasis on schematic

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering or similar field or equivalent work experience
• Experience with RF/microwave hardware design preferred
• Ability to translate system requirements into hardware specifications
• Experience with RF circuit testing and calibration
• Familiarity with PCB layout and schematic capture tools (Altium)

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF hardware systems across RF/microwave and analog domains
• Evaluate tradeoffs between RF hardware and signal processing to optimize performance
• Translate system requirements into hardware and software specs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams from concept to production
• Troubleshoot complex hardware issues and drive design improvements
• Support product teams to align performance with real-world needs

Skills

RF hardware design

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Signal processing concepts

RF troubleshooting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related field

MS in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Altium

LTSpice

HFSS

ADS

Python

MATLAB

Job description

Kforce Inc. is seeking a Mid-Level to Senior RF Hardware Design Engineer in Orem, Utah, offering hybrid remote work. The role focuses on solving RF/microwave challenges, driving development of advanced RF-based hardware systems in a fast-paced engineering environment.

Base salary and equity are included as part of competitive compensation. The candidate will design RF hardware across upconversion/downconversion, mixers, LNAs/PAs, transceivers, waveforms, and PLLs, with emphasis on schematic