RF Hardware Engineer for UAV Autonomy

Sine Eng; Bozeman, Northern (MT, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO

5 personal/sick days

Health and 401(k) plans

Job summary

Sine Engineering in the United States is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to design, integrate, test, and troubleshoot advanced RF and electronic systems for UAV communication, navigation, and autonomy applications. You will work hands-on across the hardware development lifecycle, from evaluating components and prototyping to integrating third-party systems and supporting fielded products.

The role requires strong RF fundamentals, PCB design experience, and the ability to write clear

Qualifications

• Strong RF theory and hardware fundamentals with PCB/EMC experience.
• Experience designing and testing digital and analog circuits.
• Ability to read schematics and datasheets for internal/third-party hardware.
• Hands-on lab work with hardware, prototyping, and debugging.
• Familiarity with UAV or embedded hardware is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Identify new hardware concepts and modifications for emerging use cases.
• Design verification and troubleshoot circuits.
• Support PCBAs with DFT/DFM and EMC best practices.
• Conduct RF performance evaluations across antennas and radios.
• Integrate third-party hardware and software including SDKs and APIs.
• Analyze logs and telemetry to root-cause issues.
• Document test results and maintain design notes.

Skills

RF theory

PCB design

DFT/DFM/EMC

Digital design

Analog design

Microcontrollers

Embedded systems

SPI/I2C/UART

CAN bus

MAVLink

Test equipment

Schematic reading

Tools

Altium

KiCad

LabVIEW

Job description

Sine Engineering in the United States is seeking an experienced Hardware Engineer to design, integrate, test, and troubleshoot advanced RF and electronic systems for UAV communication, navigation, and autonomy applications. You will work hands-on across the hardware development lifecycle, from evaluating components and prototyping to integrating third-party systems and supporting fielded products.

The role requires strong RF fundamentals, PCB design experience, and the ability to write clear