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

Joseph Michaels International; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with company0%

Generous Paid Time Off and holidays

Career development and technical培训

Direct access to technical leadership

Opportunities in defense RF tech

Long-term career growth in a global R

Job summary

Joseph Michaels International in Huntsville, AL seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer to join a defense/aerospace focused team developing FMC and RFSoC-based products. You will design RF front ends, low-noise analog circuitry, clocks, and power architectures, collaborating with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems engineers across the full lifecycle.

The role emphasizes RF/mixed-signal expertise, advanced test and measurement, and collaboration within a global engineering organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
• Expertise designing complete RF and mixed-signal signal chains, including RF front ends, analog filtering, ADC/DAC interfaces, clock generation, synchronization, and low-noise power architectures
• Experience taking complex RF hardware from system architecture through schematic capture, PCB implementation, hardware debugging, validation, and production
• Strong understanding of RF design theory, including filter design, impedance matching, signal integrity, noise mitigation, shielding, grounding, and high-speed mixed-signal PCB implementation
• Extensive experience selecting and integrating high-speed ADCs and DACs from vendors such as Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, or similar manufacturers
• Strong experience designing RF circuits operating up to 18 GHz
• Strong understanding of digital interfaces connecting high-speed converters to FPGA-based processing architectures
• Experience designing programmable clock generation and distribution systems supporting multiple sampling rates and bandwidths
• Experience designing low-noise power supplies for high-performance mixed-signal and RF systems
• Hands‑on laboratory experience using oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, and related RF test equipment
• Experience collaborating closely with PCB layout engineers to optimize component placement, controlled impedance routing, grounding, isolation, and manufacturability
• Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to analyze and resolve complex analog and mixed-signal performance issues
• Highly Desired: Experience designing systems using AMD Xilinx RFSoC devices
• Highly Desired: Experience with board-to-board synchronization, timing distribution, phase alignment, and multi-board RF systems
• Highly Desired: Strong experience designing RF circuits operating up to 30 GHz
• Highly Desired: Experience with Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner
• Highly Desired: Experience with complex multilayer PCB technologies, blind/buried microvias, and low-loss RF materials
• Highly Desired: Previous experience developing RF hardware for defense, aerospace, electronic warfare, communications, radar, or embedded computing applications
• Highly Desired: Strong technical leadership with the ability to mentor engineers and contribute to architecture decisions

Responsibilities

• As an RF Analog Design Engineer, you’ll help develop sophisticated analog front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing products used in defense and aerospace applications.
• You’ll design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking systems, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems engineering teams.
• Your work will span the complete product lifecycle—from concept and simulation through hardware validation and production—allowing you to influence architecture decisions, solve signal integrity problems, and contribute to next-generation RF and mixed-signal platforms.

Skills

RF design

Mixed-signal design

Schematic capture

PCB debugging

Impedance matching

Noise mitigation

Clocking systems

Power architectures

Test equipment

PCB collaboration

Education

BS in EE or related field

Tools

RFSoC devices

Mentor Xpedition

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Job description

Joseph Michaels International in Huntsville, AL seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer to join a defense/aerospace focused team developing FMC and RFSoC-based products. You will design RF front ends, low-noise analog circuitry, clocks, and power architectures, collaborating with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems engineers across the full lifecycle.

The role emphasizes RF/mixed-signal expertise, advanced test and measurement, and collaboration within a global engineering organization.