RF Design Engineer — Antenna Systems & Testing

ThinKom Solutions, Inc.; Hawthorne (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401k Matching (4%)

Paid Holidays

Bonus Plan

Job summary

ThinKom Solutions, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA, seeks an RF engineer to drive the design, analysis, and manufacture of antennas, feeds, and related components within an integrated product team.

The role covers conceptual and detailed design, integration, and test phases, with cross‑program support and opportunity to contribute to proposals. A background in RF theory, EM tools, and programming is highly valued.

Qualifications

• BS in RF, Electrical Engineering, or Physics.
• 2+ years of experience in RF Engineering desired.
• Basic knowledge of electromagnetics, antennas, waveguides, transmission line theory, and RF polarizers.
• Previous antenna design experience highly desirable.
• Experience using EM software such as ANSYS HFSS™ is highly desirable.
• Knowledge of higher-level programming languages such as C or FORTRAN is required.
• Experience with MathCad and MATLAB is highly desirable.
• Basic programming skills to apply programming to engineering problems.
• Proficient in MS Office products.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an integrated product team under the direction of a lead RF Engineer and Program Manager.
• Provide design support during conceptual and detailed design, integration, and test phases to achieve on-time completion.
• Prepare and present design and analysis summaries during reviews.
• Support RF and electrical testing at component and system levels.
• Assist business development during proposals as needed.
• Document RF designs per ThinKom retention procedures.
• Possibly perform system integration and product support.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

RF engineering

C programming

FORTRAN

MATLAB

MathCad

MS Office

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BS in RF, Electrical Engineering, or Physics

Tools

ANSYS HFSS

MATLAB

MathCad

Job description

ThinKom Solutions, Inc. in Hawthorne, CA, seeks an RF engineer to drive the design, analysis, and manufacture of antennas, feeds, and related components within an integrated product team.

The role covers conceptual and detailed design, integration, and test phases, with cross‑program support and opportunity to contribute to proposals. A background in RF theory, EM tools, and programming is highly valued.