Principal Mechanical Design Engineer, Antenna

Qorvo, Inc.; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 148,000 - 193,000; Full time

Job summary

Qorvo, Inc. in Colorado is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to develop mechanical and thermal solutions for advanced antenna products, supporting phased array modules and RF components from design through validation.

You will collaborate with RF engineers, test professionals, and manufacturing teams to optimize housings, heatsinks, and thermal interfaces, while applying MIL-STD-810 considerations and CFD/FEA simulations. A strong background in CAD/CAE is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field; BSEE or equivalent with 12+ years’ experience.
• Strong CAD proficiency and experience with FEA/CFD tools.
• Familiarity with RF packaging, PCB materials, CTE matching, and hermetic sealing.
• Ability to collaborate with electrical, RF, and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical housings, heat sinks, and support structures for electronic assemblies using 3-D CAD.
• Evaluate fabrication approaches and communicate cost and schedule impacts.
• Trade design options to balance cost, performance, and timelines.
• Support test and interface structures with defined mechanical interfaces.
• Apply thermal design fundamentals and select TIMs and heatsinks.

Skills

Phased array design

CAD (SolidWorks/Creo)

FEA/CFD (ANSYS/FloTHERM)

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Mechanical engineering degree

Electrical/BSEE equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks/ Creo

ANSYS / FloTHERM

Job description

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visit www.qorvo.com to learn how our innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

The Antenna Technologies team, part of the Defense Missions Technology group within Qorvo's Defense & Aerospace (D&A) business unit, develops advanced phased array antenna solutions that enable our customers to accomplish critical missions. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with world-class antenna designers, RF engineers, and test professionals to create state-of-the-art products for Satellite Communications, Line-of-Sight Communications, Radar, and other defense and aerospace applications.

Position Summary

Qorvo’s Antenna Technologies team is seeking a Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to develop mechanical and thermal solutions for advanced antenna products, supporting phased array modules, antenna arrays, RF components, and prototype hardware from design through validation.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical housings, heat sinks, and support structures for electronic printed circuit boards using 3-D CAD modeling tools.
• Evaluate fabrication approaches and communicate mechanical manufacturing cost and schedule impacts.
• Trade mechanical design performance across cost, performance, and schedule constraints in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Support design of test and interface structures for antenna products with defined mechanical interfaces.
• Apply thermal design fundamentals, including heatsink design and thermal interface material selection and recommendations.

Duties

• Perform CFD thermal simulations and develop cooling solutions, including cold plates, heat sinks, and TIMs, for high-power RF components.
• Run FEA simulations to verify survivability under vibration, shock, and thermal cycling per MIL-STD-810 standards.
• Work with manufacturing teams to optimize designs for machining, injection molding, and surface mount technology (SMT).
• Develop strategic supplier relationships and enable optimized sourcing based on program requirements.
• Build, test, validate, and debug initial hardware prototypes and assembly issues.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field; Bachelor’s degree (BSEE or equivalent) with a minimum of twelve+ years’ experience.
• Strong proficiency in CAD tools, including SolidWorks/Creo, and FEA/CFD tools, including ANSYS/FloTHERM.
• Familiarity with RF packaging, PCB materials, coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) matching, and hermetic sealing.
• Ability to work closely with electrical engineers, RF designers, manufacturing teams, and manufacturing vendors.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing mechanical structures for phased array modules, antenna arrays, RF components, and electronic housings.
• Experience developing cooling solutions such as cold plates, heat pipes, heat sinks, and thermal interface materials for high-power RF hardware.
• Experience applying MIL-STD-810 vibration, shock, and thermal cycling considerations to mechanical designs.
• Experience building, testing, validating, and debugging initial hardware prototypes in an antenna or RF product environment.

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $148,100 - $192,500 (subject to change dependent on physical location)

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Qorvo reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as external competitiveness and internal comparability.

Base compensation is one element of Total Rewards offered at Qorvo. More information on the Total Rewards package can be shared upon request.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE AT QORVO

We are Qorvo. We do more than create innovative RF and Power solutions for the mobile, defense and infrastructure markets – we are a place to innovate and shape the future of wireless communications. It starts with our employees. As a unified global team, we bring a commitment to excellence, growth and a passion for creating what's next. Explore the possibilities with us.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcome all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law, including race, color, religion, sex (as defined by law), national origin, age, military or veteran status, genetic information, or disability.