RF Analog Design Engineer: 18 GHz Front-End & Mixed-Signal

Ridgemont Resources, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive medical, dental, and VIs

401(k) employer contribution

Paid time off and holidays

Career development and technical培训

Direct access to technical leadership

Opportunity to work on defense and RF技

Long-term career growth in a global,工程

Job summary

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to develop advanced RF and mixed-signal front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace applications.

You will collaborate with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions across the product lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring signal integrity and robust performance in demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline; equivalent industry experience.
• Expertise designing complete RF and mixed-signal signal chains, including RF front ends, filters, ADC/DAC interfaces, clocking, synchronization, and low-noise power architectures.
• Experience taking RF hardware from system architecture through schematic capture, PCB implementation, debugging, validation, and production.
• Strong understanding of RF design theory: filtering, impedance matching, signal integrity, shielding, grounding, and high-speed PCB implementation.
• Experience selecting and integrating high-speed ADCs and DACs from vendors such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, or similar.
• Experience designing RF circuits up to 18 GHz and with digital interfaces to FPGA-based processing.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing products used in defense/aerospace.
• Design RF circuits, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures; collaborate with FPGA, PCB layout, and software teams.
• Lead the product lifecycle from concept through validation and production; influence architecture decisions and address signal integrity challenges.

Skills

RF design

Mixed-signal design

Clock generation

Power architectures

Troubleshooting

Lab experience

Collaboration with PCB layout

High-speed signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Network analyzers

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Job description

Ridgemont Resources, Inc. is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to develop advanced RF and mixed-signal front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace applications.

You will collaborate with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions across the product lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring signal integrity and robust performance in demanding environments.