RF Analog Design Engineer for Aerospace & Defense

Software Placement Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance provided

401(k) retirement plan with company"s"

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Career development and technical培训

Job summary

Software Placement Group in Austin, TX seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer to develop RF and mixed-signal hardware for radar, EW, and communications platforms. You will collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems teams from concept through production, delivering high-performance front-end architectures and power designs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, architecture influence, and hands-on testing in demanding environments with minimal travel. U.S. citizenship or GC is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or related discipline
• 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
• U.S. Citizen or Green Card required (no visa sponsorship)
• Travel Required: Minimal

Responsibilities

• Design sophisticated analog front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing products used in defense and aerospace applications
• Develop RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking systems, and power architectures
• Collaborate closely with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems engineering teams
• Support the full product lifecycle from concept and simulation through hardware validation and production
• Influence architecture decisions and resolve challenging signal integrity problems
• Contribute to next-generation FMC and RFSoC-based products

Skills

RF front-end design

Analog/mixed-signal design

ADC/DAC interfaces

Clock generation and distribution

Signal integrity

Impedance matching

RF up to 18 GHz

Digital interfaces to FPGA

Power supply design for RF/mixed-sig

Laboratory RF testing

PCB layout collaboration

Troubleshooting analog/mixed-signal

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

AMD Xilinx RFSoC devices

Job description

Software Placement Group in Austin, TX seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer to develop RF and mixed-signal hardware for radar, EW, and communications platforms. You will collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems teams from concept through production, delivering high-performance front-end architectures and power designs.

The role emphasizes collaboration, architecture influence, and hands-on testing in demanding environments with minimal travel. U.S. citizenship or GC is required.