RF Design Engineer

Jobtailor; Tewksbury (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an RF/Microwave engineer to design and test MMIC/module products and to support phased array applications in a production environment. The role emphasizes RF design, simulations, and integration across system and component levels.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on experience with RF calculations, cascaded analysis, and electromagnetic simulation tools (HFSS, CST, ADS, Genesys, and Cadence Virtuoso). A STEM degree and 2+ years of relevant experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires a STEM degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or advanced degree.

Responsibilities

• Design RF microwave components and phased array applications.

Skills

RF design

MMIC design

Phased array applications

System-level testing

Cascaded Analysis

RF calculations

Component analysis

Subsystem design

Education

STEM degree

Tools

HFSS

ADS

CST

Genesys

Mentor Graphics Xpedition

Cadence Virtuoso

MATLAB

Job description

Responsibilities

• Design of RF microwave components and phased array applications
• Develop insights that extend your knowledge in the RF/Microwave field and form the basis of new concepts, theories, and products
• Design and/or test MMIC or module products and test fixtures at RF/microwave frequencies
• Integration and test of component level and system level phased array hardware
• Provide technical support to production activities

Requirements

• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
• Minimum of 2 years of prior relevant experience OR an Advanced Degree in a related field
• Experience in Microwave/RF system, subsystem and component analysis, design and test
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS, ADS, CST, Genesys and Mentor Graphics’ Xpedition Cadence Virtuso, and analytical tools such as Matlab
• Experience performing basic RF calculations and Cascaded Analysis

Hard Skills

• RF microwave design
• MMIC design
• module testing
• phased array applications
• electromagnetic simulation
• RF calculations
• Cascaded Analysis
• component analysis
• system level testing
• subsystem design