RF Hardware Design Engineer: Aerospace & Unmanned Systems

Powerus; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus is seeking an RF Hardware Design Engineer to design radio frequency hardware for unmanned platforms. You will create transmit/receive chains, power amplifiers, and filtering, taking boards from schematic through layout to bench bring-up, collaborating with antenna, mechanical, and test teams.

The role requires at least two years of RF/microwave board-level experience, knowledge of link budgets and impedance matching, and proficiency with VNA/Spectrum analyzers and RF layout tools.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of board-level RF/microwave hardware design experience.
• Strong knowledge of link budgets, impedance matching, and filtering.
• Experience with vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Experience with RF layout and schematic capture tools.
• U.S. Person status required due to ITAR/EAR controls.

Responsibilities

• Design RF and microwave circuits from 100 MHz to 6 GHz, including transmit chains, receive paths, filtering, switching, and frequency conversion.
• Perform schematic capture and RF printed circuit board layout, including controlled-impedance routing, grounding, shielding, and thermal management.
• Select and characterize amplifiers, mixers, synthesizers, and passive components against link budget, linearity, noise figure, and DC power requirements.
• Simulate circuits before fabrication and compare simulation results against measured results.
• Perform board bring-up using vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators, and isolate faults to the component level.
• Coordinate with mechanical, power, and integration engineers on enclosure, connector, and cabling design.
• Support design reviews, qualification testing, and transition to production.

Skills

RF design

Microwave design

Schematic capture

RF layout

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

EDA tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

RF layout tools

Schematic capture tools

Job description

Powerus is seeking an RF Hardware Design Engineer to design radio frequency hardware for unmanned platforms. You will create transmit/receive chains, power amplifiers, and filtering, taking boards from schematic through layout to bench bring-up, collaborating with antenna, mechanical, and test teams.

The role requires at least two years of RF/microwave board-level experience, knowledge of link budgets and impedance matching, and proficiency with VNA/Spectrum analyzers and RF layout tools.