RF Front-End Design Engineer — 18 GHz, Mixed-Signal

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

Job summary

Sun Recruiting, Inc. seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to join a team developing RF and mixed-signal hardware for defense and aerospace applications.

The role entails designing RF front-ends, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems engineers across the product lifecycle. You will influence architecture decisions from concept and simulation through hardware validation and production, addressing

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in electrical engineering or related field.
• Experience designing complete RF and mixed-signal signal chains.
• Strong knowledge of RF design theory and impedance matching.
• Experience advancing RF hardware from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• Design RF front-ends, RF paths, and low-noise analog circuitry.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems teams.
• Lead architecture decisions from concept to validation and production.
• Address signal integrity, noise, and EMI/EMC considerations across boards.

Skills

RF design theory

Signal integrity

Troubleshooting

Clock distribution

System architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

Texas Instruments

Analog Devices

FPGA

RFSoC

Job description

Sun Recruiting, Inc. seeks an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX to join a team developing RF and mixed-signal hardware for defense and aerospace applications.

The role entails designing RF front-ends, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures while collaborating with FPGA, PCB, embedded software, and systems engineers across the product lifecycle. You will influence architecture decisions from concept and simulation through hardware validation and production, addressing