Lead RF Engineer – Aerospace Telemetry Systems

Curtiss-Wright Corporation; Newtown (PA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match and Profit-Sh

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright TTC is seeking an RF Hardware Engineer, Lead in Newtown, PA, to design and analyze RF circuits for defense telemetry systems. The role requires hands-on experience with HFSS, Microwave Office, and PSpice, plus strong leadership and collaboration across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering with 7+ years of relevant experience, an MSEE preferred, and familiarity with RF transmitter/receiver architectures.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering (from an accredited college or university) with a minimum of 7 years experience required.
• MSEE with 7 years experience preferred.
• Experience designing RF circuits operating from 400MHz through 6GHz.
• Familiarity with RF transmitter/receiver architectures.
• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink for modeling.
• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.
• Ability to lead cross-functional design teams and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Design RF circuits operating from 400MHz through 6GHz and power levels from milliwatts through 50 watts CW, up to 500 Watts pulsed power.
• Analyze matching networks, gain, and active filtering parameters.
• Design, simulate, and analyze analog and RF circuits using HFSS, Microwave Office, PSpice.
• Design, simulate, and analyze DC power supplies.
• Understand performance characteristics of passive and active RF circuits.
• Support design process from requirements through production release.
• Conduct SRR, PDR, CDR design reviews and address actions.
• Utilize RF test equipment for troubleshooting, debugging, and optimization.
• Perform de-rating and reliability analyses.
• Support in-house and customer-required root cause corrective actions.

Skills

RF circuit design

RF testing

Schematic capture

PCB layout

RF link margin analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (preferred)

Tools

HFSS

Microwave Office

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

Xilinx FPGAs

Microsemi FPGAs

Intel FPGAs

Job description

Curtiss-Wright TTC is seeking an RF Hardware Engineer, Lead in Newtown, PA, to design and analyze RF circuits for defense telemetry systems. The role requires hands-on experience with HFSS, Microwave Office, and PSpice, plus strong leadership and collaboration across engineering teams.

The ideal candidate will have a BS in Electrical/ Electronics/ Computer Engineering with 7+ years of relevant experience, an MSEE preferred, and familiarity with RF transmitter/receiver architectures.