RF Analog Design Engineer — 18 GHz Front-End (Defense)

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company 1%

Paid Time Off and holidays

Career development and technical培训

Direct access to technical leadership

Cutting-edge defense and RF technology

Long-term career growth within a全球工程组织

Job summary

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to develop RF/mixed-signal front-end architectures for defense and aerospace embedded computing platforms. You will design high‑frequency RF paths, low‑noise analog circuitry, clocking systems, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and systems teams.

From concept through validation and production, you’ll influence architecture decisions, solve signal integrity challenges, and contribute to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Expertise designing complete RF and mixed-signal signal chains including front ends, filtering, ADC/DAC interfaces.
• Experience from system architecture through schematic capture, PCB, debugging, validation and production.
• Solid RF design theory knowledge: impedance matching, noise, shielding, grounding, high-speed PCB.
• Experience selecting high-speed ADCs/DACs from TI or Analog Devices.
• RF circuits operating up to 18 GHz; digital interfaces to FPGA.
• Clock generation and distribution for multiple sampling rates.
• Low-noise power supply design for mixed-signal/RF systems.
• Hands-on lab experience with RF test equipment; collaboration with PCB layout engineers.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF analog front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing platforms.
• Design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems engineers.
• Guide architecture decisions from concept to production; address signal integrity challenges.

Skills

RF front ends

RF/mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

Low-noise power supplies

Clock generation distribution

ADC/DAC interfaces

Board collaboration with PCB layout

RF design up to 18 GHz

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

Texas Instruments

Analog Devices

Job description

Barrette Workforce Solutions, LLC seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to develop RF/mixed-signal front-end architectures for defense and aerospace embedded computing platforms. You will design high‑frequency RF paths, low‑noise analog circuitry, clocking systems, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and systems teams.

From concept through validation and production, you’ll influence architecture decisions, solve signal integrity challenges, and contribute to