RF Hardware Engineer

P2P; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus eligibility

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation plus paid holidays

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid parental leave

Wellness Programs

Job summary

Jump Trading Group is looking for an RF hardware engineer in Chicago to lead improvements in RF design for radio products. The role involves drafting RF specifications, managing design projects, and conducting testing.

The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in RF circuit design, a BS/MS in Electrical/RF Engineering, and hands-on experience with RF testing. Benefits include medical insurance, paid vacation, and a discretionary bonus.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in the design of RF circuits and systems.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment and debugging.

Responsibilities

• Draft and review RF specifications.
• Produce block diagrams for RF/analog subsystems.
• Manage vendors for outsourced RF design projects.
• Guide schematic and PCB design for internal development projects.
• Conduct lab and field testing.
• Debug RF issues in development and production.

Skills

RF specifications drafting/review

Block-level system design

Vendor management

PCB design for RF circuits

RF test equipment

Debugging RF issues

Python proficiency

Education

BS/MS in Electrical/RF Engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

Jump Trading Group is committed to world class research. We empower exceptional talents in Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science to seek scientific boundaries, push through them, and apply cutting edge research to global financial markets. Our culture is unique. Constant innovation requires fearlessness, creativity, intellectual honesty, and a relentless competitive streak. We believe in winning together and unlocking unique individual talent by incenting collaboration and mutual respect. At Jump, research outcomes drive more than superior risk adjusted returns. We design, develop, and deploy technologies that change our world, fund start-ups across industries, and partner with leading global research organizations and universities to solve problems.

Trading Infrastructure is a global organization of Engineers who architect, build and maintain our world-class infrastructure. From colo design/implementation, to optimizing our exchange connectivity, to building world class low latent Wide Area Networks, we leverage research and automation to consistently adapt and innovate our infrastructure to scale and drive our trading and evolving business.

What You’ll Do

An RF hardware engineer responsible for owning driving improvements in the analog/RF design portions of our radio products. Core responsibilities include:

• Drafting and reviewing RF specifications
• Producing block diagrams for RF/analog subsystems
• Managing vendors for outsourced RF design projects
• Guiding schematic and PCB design for internal development projects
• Conducting lab and field testing
• Debugging RF issues in development and production

Skills You’ll Need

Experience with drafting/reviewing RF specifications, block-level system design, and managing vendors/subcontractors. Familiarity with PCB design considerations for RF circuits. Hands-on experience with RF test equipment and debugging. At least 5 years of experience in the design of RF circuits and systems. BS/MS in Electrical/RF Engineering or equivalent experience.

Bonus Points

• Experience with wireless communication systems
• Proficiency in Python

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus eligibility
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• HSA, FSA, and Dependent Care options
• Employer Paid Group Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Life & AD&D insurance
• Paid vacation plus paid holidays
• Retirement plan with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness Programs

Annual Base Salary Range: $150,000 - $200,000 USD