RF Analog Design Engineer - RFSoC/FMC Focus

Top Dog Recruiting; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual incentives

Medical/dental/vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Generous PTO & holidays

Career development & training

Access to leadership

Exposure to defense/RF tech

Job summary

Top Dog Recruiting seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin to shape RF and mixed‑signal architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace. You will craft RF front‑ends, low‑noise analog circuitry, and clocking systems, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

You’ll guide concepts through validation and production, tackling signal integrity and high‑speed interconnect challenges, with a focus on innovative RF solutions for demanding environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field or equivalent experience.
• Expertise designing complete RF and mixed-signal signal chains including RF front ends and ADC/DAC interfaces.
• Experience taking RF hardware from architecture through production.
• Strong RF design theory knowledge: filtering, impedance matching, noise mitigation, shielding, grounding, high-speed PCB implementation.
• Experience selecting high-speed ADCs/DACs from TI/Analog Devices or similar.
• Designs up to 18 GHz with digital interfaces to FPGA-based processing.
• Experience with clock generation and distribution for multiple sampling rates.
• Experience designing low-noise power supplies for mixed-signal/RF systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF analog front‑end architectures for high‑performance embedded computing for defense/aerospace.
• Design RF signal paths, low‑noise analog circuitry, and clocking/power architectures.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems engineers across the product lifecycle.
• Guide from concept to validation and production, addressing signal integrity and layout concerns.

Skills

RF design

Mixed‑signal design

Schematic capture

PCB layout collaboration

Analog frontend design

Clocking systems

Power architectures

RF testing

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Xpedition DxDesigner

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Top Dog Recruiting seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin to shape RF and mixed‑signal architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace. You will craft RF front‑ends, low‑noise analog circuitry, and clocking systems, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

You’ll guide concepts through validation and production, tackling signal integrity and high‑speed interconnect challenges, with a focus on innovative RF solutions for demanding environments.