RF Analog Design Engineer – High-Frequency Mixed-Signal

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and performance-inh

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

401(k) retirement plan with company

Paid holidays and PTO

Career development and training

Access to technical leadership

Opportunities in defense/aerospace RF

Long-term career growth

Job summary

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Huntsville, AL is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer to advance high-performance RF and mixed-signal front-ends for defense and aerospace embedded computing platforms. You will design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking and power architectures, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, software, and systems teams.

You will guide projects from concept through validation and production, influence architecture decisions, tackle signal integrity challenges, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical 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 RF hardware from system architecture through schematic capture, PCB implementation, debugging, validation and production.
• Strong RF design theory understanding: filtering, impedance, SI, noise, shielding, grounding, and high-speed mixed-signal PCB implementation.
• Experience selecting and integrating high-speed ADCs/DACs from TI, Analog Devices or similar.
• RF circuits operating up to 18 GHz; understand digital interfaces to FPGA processing.
• Experience in programmable clock generation and distribution for multiple sampling rates.
• Experience designing low-noise power supplies for mixed-signal/RF systems.
• Hands-on lab experience with RF test equipment; collaboration with PCB layout for manufacturability.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for analog/mixed-signal issues.

Responsibilities

• Design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
• Drive architecture decisions and resolve signal integrity challenges from concept to production.

Skills

RF design

Analog design

Signal integrity

High-speed PCB design

Laboratory testing

Team collaboration

Schematic capture

RF front ends

Clock distribution

Power architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Xpedition DxDesigner

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum Analyzers

Network Analyzers

Signal Generators

Job description

ASHFORD CONNEX, LLC in Huntsville, AL is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer to advance high-performance RF and mixed-signal front-ends for defense and aerospace embedded computing platforms. You will design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking and power architectures, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, software, and systems teams.

You will guide projects from concept through validation and production, influence architecture decisions, tackle signal integrity challenges, and