RF & Mixed-Signal Design Engineer (18 GHz, Defense)

Food Management Search, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentives

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan with companycon

Paid time off and holidays

Career development and training

Direct access to technical leadership

Work on defense and RF technologies

Long-term career growth

Job summary

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX. You will develop RF front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions.

The role spans concept to production, emphasizing low-noise analog design, clocking, power systems, and signal integrity. Relocation support available; strong emphasis on collaboration and cutting-edge RF technology.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
• Experience designing RF and mixed-signal signal chains for defense/aerospace environments.
• Strong understanding of RF design theory including impedance matching and noise mitigation.
• Experience taking RF hardware from concept to production with SI focus.
• Experience selecting and integrating high-speed ADCs/DACs from TI/ADI or similar.

Responsibilities

• Develop RF front-end architectures for high-performance embedded computing products.
• Design RF signal paths, low-noise analog circuitry, clocking, and power architectures.
• Collaborate with FPGA, PCB layout, embedded software, and systems engineers.
• Guide architecture decisions from concept through hardware validation and production.
• Address signal integrity issues and optimize RF/mixed-signal performance.

Skills

RF design

Mixed-signal design

Signal integrity

Impedance matching

Troubleshooting RF systems

Clock generation & distribution

Low-noise power supplies

Schematic capture

PCB layout collaboration

RF front ends

ADC/DAC interfaces

Vendor integration (TI, ADI)

Architecture decision support

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Mentor Graphics Xpedition DxDesigner

Job description

Food Management Search, Inc. is seeking an RF Analog Design Engineer in Austin, TX. You will develop RF front-end architectures for rugged embedded computing used in defense and aerospace, collaborating with FPGA, PCB, and software teams to deliver high-performance RF solutions.

The role spans concept to production, emphasizing low-noise analog design, clocking, power systems, and signal integrity. Relocation support available; strong emphasis on collaboration and cutting-edge RF technology.