Lead RF Engineer, Space Communications

CircuitHire Ltd.; Los Angeles (CA); Presencial; USD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

CircuitHire Ltd. in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to lead the development of next-generation RF hardware for space applications.

You will own the full lifecycle from concept through deployment, collaborating with software, hardware, and FPGA engineers to turn complex challenges into robust, production-ready solutions. You will design RF front-end architectures, perform hardware bring-up and lab testing, oversee PCB layout, and manage component qualification.

Responsabilidades

• Lead the development of RF hardware from concept to deployable solution.
• Develop RF front-end architectures and transmit/receive circuits including amplifiers, filters, frequency conversion, and signal generation.
• Analyze and optimize end-to-end RF performance: sensitivity, noise, gain, linearity, signal integrity.
• Oversee PCB design and layout for robust RF performance, grounding, and thermal management.
• Perform hardware bring-up, lab testing, performance validation, and fault diagnosis.
• Manage component selection and qualification.
• Extensive RF and microwave hardware design experience with end-to-end ownership.
• Experience owning multiple programs.
• Space industry experience is a plus.

Conhecimentos

RF design

PCB layout

RF testing

System integration

Component selection

Descrição da oferta de emprego

CircuitHire Ltd. in Los Angeles is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to lead the development of next-generation RF hardware for space applications.

You will own the full lifecycle from concept through deployment, collaborating with software, hardware, and FPGA engineers to turn complex challenges into robust, production-ready solutions. You will design RF front-end architectures, perform hardware bring-up and lab testing, oversee PCB layout, and manage component qualification.