Lead Electrical & RF Engineer

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation is seeking a Lead Electrical & RF Engineer – Surveillance to provide technical leadership across electrical, RF, and hardware domains for airborne avionics products such as transponders and surveillance systems. You will Own system architecture, requirements, and design documentation throughout the product lifecycle, coordinating with partners and ensuring aerospace standards compliance.

The role emphasizes SWaP-C optimization, collaboration with cross-functional teams, and

Qualifications

• Technical leadership in RF and electrical hardware development (airborne avionics).
• Define system architecture across RF, analog, digital, mixed-signal, software, FPGA/firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering disciplines.
• Lead RF architecture and performance trade studies for surveillance products.

Responsibilities

• Lead electrical engineering activities for RF airborne avionics products from concept through certification and production.
• Define system architecture and allocate requirements across RF, analog, digital, mixed-signal, software, FPGA/firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering disciplines.
• Serve as technical lead for surveillance, communications, and collision avoidance products, including Mode S transponders.

Skills

Electrical engineering

RF engineering

Systems engineering

Aerospace standards

SWaP-C optimization

Job description

About Acron Aviation (Avionics – Surveillance):

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Surveillance product line develops and sustains systems that enable aircraft awareness, collision avoidance, and airspace interoperability. Our portfolio includes TCAS, Mode S transponders, ADS-B, and integrated surveillance solutions deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms. This work is performed in highly regulated environments and demands deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and RF throughout the full product lifecycle.

Job Title

Lead Electrical & RF Engineer – Surveillance

Position Summary

The Lead Electrical & RF Engineer is responsible for the technical leadership, architecture, development, certification support, and lifecycle management of advanced avionics systems spanning both electrical engineering and radio frequency (RF) domains.

This role leads electrical, RF, and hardware engineering activities for airborne products, including transponder, TCAS, surveillance, and communications systems, while ensuring compliance with aerospace standards and customer requirements.

The position serves as the primary technical authority for RF and electrical hardware development, requirements definition, and design execution, including oversight of external engineering partners and contract design organizations. The successful candidate will drive innovation in Size, Weight, Power, and Cost (SWaP-C) optimization, lead RF architecture and performance trade studies, leverage AI-enabled engineering tools to improve productivity and automation, and own the development of product hardware requirements and design documentation throughout the product lifecycle

Technical Leadership

• Lead electrical engineering activities for the development of RF airborne avionics products from concept through certification and production
• Define system architecture and allocate requirements across RF, analog, digital, mixed-signal, software, FPGA/firmware, mechanical, and systems engineering disciplines
• Serve as technical lead for surveillance, communications, and collision avoidance products, including Mode S transponders,