Principal RF Engineer

Cantos Ventures; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Heaviside Industries is seeking a senior RF engineer to design complex RF circuits for passive and active devices in a multi-domain setting. You will prototype RF product PCBs, integrate platforms, and perform field testing with a cross-functional team in Los Angeles.

You will lead verification plans, collaborate with firmware and software engineers, and mentor junior engineers while driving products from concept to manufacturing readiness.

Qualifications

• 10+ years designing complex RF systems.
• Strong EM/RF theory background.
• Hands-on RF prototyping and bench-up.
• Experience with RF analysis equipment.
• Low Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) design.
• Experience taking RF product from concept to release.
• Expert in LO synthesis and mixer optimization.
• Proficient with ADS and industry tools.
• Able to collaborate with firmware and software teams.
• Mentoring junior RF engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design complex RF circuits for passive and active devices.
• Prototype RF product PCBs with EE team.
• Platform integration and benchtop bring-up.
• Perform field testing and analyze results.
• Create verification and validation plans for field testing.
• Plan new product development with stakeholders.
• Assist transition from development to manufacturing.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline engineering teams.

Skills

RF circuit design

EM theory

ADS

LNA design

LO synthesis

multistage cascades

PCB design

Mentoring

Cross-disciplinary teamwork

RF debugging

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

ADS

Oscilloscope

Spectrum analyzers

Altium

Job description

ABOUT HEAVISIDE INDUSTRIES

Heaviside Industries builds multi-domain autonomous precision munitions for U.S. and allied special operations and conventional forces. While modern warfare has rapidly evolved with the proliferation of unmanned systems, hyper-precise munitions in contested environments are the future of the battlefield. Economical precision strike capabilities are critical to U.S. and allied war efforts, enabling successful defeat of enemy military assets and infrastructure. Heaviside builds precision munitions designed to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed battlefields—where traditional systems degrade or fail—without inflated prices or sacrifice to performance.

All engineering and manufacturing is conducted in-house in Heaviside’s Los Angeles, CA headquarters and Oslo, Norway office.

Heaviside is backed by Interlagos, Menlo Ventures, Flume Ventures, Cantos, Anorak Ventures, and Ravelin Ventures.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Design complex RF circuits for passive and active devices


• Work with electrical engineering to prototype new RF product PCBs


• Platform integration


• Benchtop bring-up with RF and EMI/EMC test equipment


• Field testing and results analysis


• Create and execute verification and validation plans for complete product field testing


• Plan new product and feature development plans and present them to stakeholders.


• Assist with the transition from development to manufacturing


• Work with customers to understand how to technically improve RF sub-system performance


• Work with cross discipline engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software)

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 10+ year’s experience designing complex RF systems


• Background in Electrical Engineering with a strong emphasis on electromagnetic, and/or RF theory or equivalent project work


• Hands on experience designing, prototyping, bench-top bring-up and probe analysis of RF circuits


• Deep experience working with debugging and RF analysis equipment


• Demonstrable experience designing low size, weight and power RF circuit end products


• Experience designing and bringing a new RF product from concept to market release as an individual contributor engineer


• Must be an expert in multi-stage conversion chains including Local Oscillators (LO) synthesis and mixer optimization


• Demonstrable experience designing RF products with Low Noise Amplifiers (LNA)and doing multistage cascade analysis


• Hands on experience working simulation tools such as ADS, and other common industry software


• Ability to engage technically with firmware, DSP and other software engineers to optimize the front-end interface


• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills to author technical proposals for customers


• History of working with cross discipline engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, software).


• [BONUS] Experience designing PCBs and PCB material sciences with Altium


• [BONUS] Able to discuss in depth any at-home hardware projects current or past.


• [BONUS] Proven ability to mentor more junior RF engineers.

Additional Information:

Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives in the form of stock options, access to medical, vision & dental coverage, and access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here (https://www.pmddtc.state.gov/?id=ddtc_kb_article_page&sys_id=24d528fddbfc930044f9ff621f961987).

Heaviside is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Heaviside is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, physical disability or any other legally protected status.