Hypersonic RF Systems Engineer — End-to-End HW & Testing

Frontdoor Defense; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 139.000 - 187.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health insurance

Pet insurance

Stock options

401(k) retirement plan

End-of-year bonuses

Parental leave

Holidays

Unlimited PTO

Office lunches

Breakroom stocked

Zusammenfassung

Hermeus is seeking an RF Systems Engineer in Atlanta to lead end-to-end RF system design and integration for a hypersonic aircraft program. You will collaborate with avionics, GNC, flight software, manufacturing, quality, test, and operations to deliver reliable communication, telemetry, navigation, and sensor systems.

Responsibilities include defining RF requirements and architectures, developing block diagrams and test plans, designing RF hardware, executing RF testing, troubleshooting, and

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 4+ years of RF, antenna, radio, telemetry, or electrical systems experience.
• Experience with RF/test equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, power meters, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and multimeters.
• Strong RF fundamentals including propagation, impedance matching, VSWR, gain/loss, noise figure, filtering, and link performance.
• Experience developing RF test plans, procedures, setups, or data analysis workflows.
• Hands-on troubleshooting skills in lab, integration, or test environments.
• Ability to communicate technical tradeoffs, results, risks, and recommendations cross-functionally.
• Bias toward action and willingness to work hands-on with hardware.

Aufgaben

• Define RF system requirements, architectures, interfaces, and verification approaches.
• Develop block diagrams, link budgets, interface documentation, test plans, and integration procedures.
• Design, build, integrate, and test RF hardware including antennas, radios, RF modules, cabling, connectors, and supporting electrical assemblies.
• Execute RF testing, including conducted RF tests, antenna measurements, environmental testing, and system-level validation.
• Troubleshoot RF performance issues and drive corrective actions through design, build, integration, and test.
• Support aircraft and ground station integration, ground test, flight test, and off-nominal troubleshooting.
• Analyze RF test and flight data, document results, and communicate risks and recommendations.
• Support regulatory coordination related to FCC, FAA, AFTRCC, and other RF spectrum or flight test requirements.

Kenntnisse

RF fundamentals

Antenna design

Telemetry systems

RF testing

RF test equipment

Cross-functional teamwork

Hands-on hardware

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

VNA

Spectrum analyzers

Power meters

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Jobbeschreibung

Hermeus is seeking an RF Systems Engineer in Atlanta to lead end-to-end RF system design and integration for a hypersonic aircraft program. You will collaborate with avionics, GNC, flight software, manufacturing, quality, test, and operations to deliver reliable communication, telemetry, navigation, and sensor systems.

Responsibilities include defining RF requirements and architectures, developing block diagrams and test plans, designing RF hardware, executing RF testing, troubleshooting, and