RF Analog Design Engineer - RFSoC/FMC for Defense Systems

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits

401(k) with company contribution

Paid time off

Job summary

Kingfisher Recruiting seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to design analog front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace. You will craft RF signal paths, low-noise circuitry, and clock/power architectures while collaborating across FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

The role spans the full lifecycle from concept to production, addressing signal integrity, board-level optimization, and system-level performance on next-generation RF/mixed-signal

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.

Responsibilities

• As an RF Analog Design Engineer, develop sophisticated analog front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing products used in defense and aerospace applications.
• Design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking systems, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems teams.
• Contribute to the complete product lifecycle from concept and simulation through hardware validation and production, influencing architecture decisions and solving signal integrity challenges.

Skills

RF/mixed-signal design

Analog RF front ends

Signal integrity

Lab measurement

Troubleshooting

High-speed PCB concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

AMD Xilinx RFSoC

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

RF test equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers)

Job description

Kingfisher Recruiting seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to design analog front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace. You will craft RF signal paths, low-noise circuitry, and clock/power architectures while collaborating across FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

The role spans the full lifecycle from concept to production, addressing signal integrity, board-level optimization, and system-level performance on next-generation RF/mixed-signal