Lead Engineer - RF & Test - Aerospace

Saint-Gobain; Ravenna (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Saint-Gobain is seeking a Lead Engineer, RF & Test, to lead RF design, analysis, and qualification activities for advanced radome solutions. You will work with customers, engineering teams, and testing partners to drive high-performance results and shape future technology roadmaps.

You will provide technical leadership in test data interpretation, validate plans, and coordinate external lab testing while ensuring compliance with industry standards and program requirements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of RF/antenna design and development experience with focus on simulation and customer interaction.
• Experience in automotive, aerospace, or related regulated industries.
• Strong command of RF/EM interactions, dielectric multilayers, polarization, and RF loss mechanisms.
• Proficiency in reporting and customer-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead RF design, development, and performance analysis of radome products using specialized modeling and simulation software.
• Provide RF design data to support cost estimates and technical solutions.
• Develop RF test plans and validation strategies across manufacturing sites and external labs.
• Represent the organization in RF design forums, working groups, and technical bodies.
• Oversee testing activities and ensure compliance with AS9100 quality standards.

Skills

RF/antenna design

EM simulation

SATCOM knowledge

Technical communication

CAD software

Travel readiness

Education

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS HFSS

MAXIO

CAD software

Job description

If you want to discover your greatest potential, Saint-Gobain provides one-of-a-kind opportunities for innovative problem solvers.

We're one of only two companies in the world that is consistently recognized as both a top Global Employer and a Top 100 Global Innovator, but Saint-Gobain's remarkable story and culture of innovation begins with a team of nearly 200,000 creative, diverse and passionate team members collaborating across the globe. We are committed to our mission to improve lives because, every day, we witness the enormous impact of our efforts on the world around us.

Join our Aerospace team where engineering excellence meets customer impact. As our Lead Engineer, RF & Test, you will be the primary subject matter expert for all RF design, analysis, development, and qualification activities, leading complex technical programs from concept through validation. Working closely with customers, internal engineering teams, and external testing partners, you will play a critical role in delivering high-performance radome solutions while influencing future technology roadmaps and advancing industry-leading capabilities.

Key responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

Lead the RF design, development, and performance analysis of new radome products, employing specialized modeling and simulation software, to verify compliance with customer specifications, FAA regulations, and other standards. Direct RF engineering activities throughout the product development process, working closely with Engineering teams during Preliminary and Critical Design Reviews to ensure the successful delivery of RF-compliant, certifiable, and high-performance radome solutions.

Support business development and proposal efforts by providing RF design and performance data to support cost estimates and technical solutions. Assess compliance gaps against customer RF specifications and develop testing strategies, validation plans, and engineering approaches as needed.

Provide technical leadership in the review and interpretation of component-, element-, and system-level test data to ensure conformance with customer specifications and program requirements. Develop comprehensive RF test plans and testing architectures to validate radome performance across manufacturing sites and approved external laboratories. In conjunction with Compliance functions, assess, audit, and manage the qualification of third-party RF testing organizations, and approve external test plans.

Represent the organization in industry forums, working groups, and technical bodies related to RF design, development, and testing for radome applications. Partner with SGR entities to advance our leadership in radome design and development.

Provide leadership and technical oversight for the maintenance of SOA and the effective operation of RF test ranges, including calibration management and preventive maintenance planning. Collaborate with Quality and Operations to address testing requirements and ensure accurate, reliable test execution. Interpret and communicate RF performance results through comprehensive reports for internal stakeholders and customers. Lead RF-related investigations, contributing technical expertise to defect resolution, corrective actions, and decision-making processes

Direct and coordinate all testing initiatives for the Design Engineering organization, including mechanical, physico-chemical, and microstructural testing activities, leveraging both internal capabilities and qualified external laboratories. Lead the Design Engineering internal audit process and drive compliance with AS9100 quality standards, regulatory requirements, and continuous improvement objectives.

Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering is required.

7+ years of experience in RF/antenna design and development, with a strong focus on simulation, composites and technical customer interaction required

7+ years of experience in the automotive, aerospace, or related program and regulated industries required

Simulation: Advanced practical experience with Ansys HFSS, MAXIO or equivalent full-wave/computational electromagnetic tools, including model verification and correlation is required.

SATCOM systems: Understanding of MSA and ESA antenna architectures, operating bands, environmental interfaces and system-level performance allocation is highly preferred.

RF & electromagnetic engineering: Strong command of antenna/radome interactions, propagation through dielectric multilayers, polarization, scan effects and RF loss mechanisms is required.

Test engineering: Ability to define RF test methods, instrumentation, uncertainty considerations, calibration needs and acceptance criteria is required.

Composite radomes: Knowledge of dielectric materials, sandwich or multilayer constructions, manufacturing variability and their influence on RF performance is preferred.

Technical communication: Excellent analytical writing, presentation and customer-facing communication skills is required.

Required ways of working: Structured problem solving, sound engineering judgment, autonomy, collaboration across functions and disciplined priority management. Strong collaborator across all functions including but not limited to Engineering, R&D, Program Management, Sales, Operations, Compliance, Quality and external partners such as Customer Engineering teams, antenna and SATCOM partners, test laboratories.

Proficient in the use of CAD software and MS Office is required.

Ability to travel 15-20% of the time for global meetings, customer visits, trade shows, tech days, etc.