RF Front-End Architect for Defense RFSoC Systems

Sora Resource Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Holidays

Career development

Technical training

Access to leadership

Cutting-edge RF tech projects

Job summary

RF Analog Design Engineer position in Austin, TX. Join a rugged embedded computing leader supporting aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. You will design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, and clocking/power systems while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

You’ll influence architecture decisions across concept to production and work on FMC/RFSoC-based products targeting demanding environments with mission-critical applications.

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 filters.
• Experience from system architecture to production for RF hardware.
• Strong RF design theory knowledge: impedance, filtering, noise, grounding, shielding.
• Experience selecting and integrating high-speed ADCs/DACs from TI/Analog Devices.
• RF circuits operating up to 18 GHz and digital interfaces to FPGA-based processing.
• Clock generation, synchronization, and low-noise power architectures.
• Lab experience with RF test equipment and collaboration with PCB layouts.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF analog front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing.
• Design RF circuits up to 18 GHz and analog signal paths.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB, and systems engineers across full lifecycle.
• Influence architecture decisions and resolve signal integrity challenges.

Skills

RF design

Mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

RF front ends

Low-noise power

Clock distribution

ADC/DAC interfaces

Analog RF circuits

High-speed PCB

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Equivalent industry experience

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

Xilinx RFSoC (Highly Desirable)

Job description

RF Analog Design Engineer position in Austin, TX. Join a rugged embedded computing leader supporting aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. You will design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, and clocking/power systems while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams.

You’ll influence architecture decisions across concept to production and work on FMC/RFSoC-based products targeting demanding environments with mission-critical applications.