RF Engineering Manager

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited; Kentucky; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Hybrid working

4 weeks PTO

Full benefits

401(k) match

Relocation assistance

Weekends off

Job summary

Rise Technical Recruitment Limited is seeking an RF Engineering Manager in Kentucky to lead a domestic engineering team and steer cutting-edge, high-frequency RF product development.

You will oversee design reviews, guide a structured stage-gate process, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product marketing and sourcing to align with the roadmap, with a route to global leadership.

Qualifications

• Strong RF engineering background including interconnect experience.
• Leadership or supervisory experience.
• Experience with coaxial, microwave, and high-frequency or millimeter wave RF products.

Responsibilities

• Lead a domestic RF engineering team while overseeing remote designers.
• Take multiple high-frequency products through design reviews and a structured stage-gate process.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product marketing and sourcing to align engineering with the product roadmap.
• Mentor and develop engineers with a path to global leadership.

Skills

RF Engineering

Leadership

Coaxial & Microwave

Millimeter Wave

Job description

RF Engineering Manager

$150,000 - $200,000 + Bonus + Route to Global RF Engineering Manager + Hybrid Working + 4 Weeks PTO + Full Benefits + 401(k) Match + Relocation Assistance + Weekends Off!

Kentucky

Are you an RF Engineer with interconnect expertise and leadership experience ready to head up a team at the frontier of high-frequency RF technology, with a clear route to a global leadership role?

On offer is the chance to lead the design of cutting-edge, ultra-high-frequency RF products for demanding applications, managing a talented engineering team while stepping into one of the fastest-growing segments of the business, with a defined path to Global RF Engineering Manager.

This global technology leader sits at the very frontier of high-frequency RF, developing the components that go into testing next-generation computer systems and semiconductors, satellite communications, and defense applications. In the middle of a major growth surge with bookings up significantly year on year, they invest heavily in R&D and in their people, offering the kind of highly specialized, cutting-edge work that makes an engineer genuinely valuable.

In this role, you will lead a domestic engineering team while overseeing remote designers, taking multiple high-frequency products through design reviews and a structured stage-gate process. You will run design review and one-to-one meetings, collaborate cross-functionally with product marketing and sourcing to keep engineering aligned with the product roadmap, and mentor and develop your engineers. As the role grows, you will take on global responsibility, managing teams across multiple regions.

This role is perfect for an experienced RF Engineer with interconnect expertise, looking to lead a team, work on genuinely cutting-edge technology, and progress into global engineering leadership.

The Role:

• Leading a domestic RF engineering team while overseeing remote designers.
• Taking multiple high-frequency products through design reviews and a structured stage-gate process.
• Collaborating cross-functionally with product marketing and sourcing to align engineering with the product roadmap.
• Mentoring and developing engineers, with a route to managing teams globally.

The Person:

• Strong RF engineering background, ideally with RF interconnect experience
• Leadership or supervisory experience
• Experience with coaxial, microwave, and high-frequency or millimeter wave RF products

Key words: RF Engineer, RF Engineering Manager, Senior RF Engineer, Principal RF Engineer, RF Design Engineer, RF Design Manager, Microwave Engineer, Microwave Design Engineer, High Frequency Engineer, Engineering Manager, RF Interconnect, Interconnect, Coaxial, Coax, Cable Assemblies, Connectors, Microwave, Millimeter Wave, mmWave, Sub-Terahertz, High Frequency, Signal Integrity, High Speed, Miniaturization, Test and Measurement, Semiconductor Test, Satellite Communications, SATCOM, Defense, Aerospace, RF Components, RF Systems, Design Review, Stage Gate, Product Development, Cross-Functional Leadership, Team Leadership, People Management, Mentoring, New Product Introduction, NPI

The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.