Lead RF Engineer: Avionics Circuit Design & Mentorship

Southwest Research Institute; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, seeks an experienced Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer to lead the design and verification of avionics-grade transceivers, RF amplifiers, and analog/digital circuits.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with subsystem teams, and support bring-up and field testing, including trips to customer sites or be stationed at Dayton or Warner Robins facilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering; a Master's is preferred.
• 8+ years in embedded hardware design and testing of avionics-grade transceivers, amplifiers, and analog circuits.
• Experience leading hardware design and development teams for embedded systems.
• Experience with communication, SDR, radar, and airborne/ground emitter systems preferred.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware designs to meet all hardware/system requirements.
• Serve as RF transceiver and amplifier circuit SME.
• Verify architectural requirements are satisfied.
• Lead/mentoring junior staff in circuit designs and embedded avionics hardware.
• Travel to customer sites for integration testing in labs or on aircraft.

Skills

Embedded hardware design

RF circuit design

Amplifier design

Leadership/mentoring

Digital/firmware integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MIL-SPEC testing equipment

Job description

Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas, seeks an experienced Senior Embedded Hardware Engineer to lead the design and verification of avionics-grade transceivers, RF amplifiers, and analog/digital circuits.

You will mentor junior engineers, coordinate with subsystem teams, and support bring-up and field testing, including trips to customer sites or be stationed at Dayton or Warner Robins facilities.