RF Systems Intern: Hands-On RF Design & Validation

Tacit; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Projects may involve prototyping circuit concepts, evaluating RF components, bringing up transceiver evaluation hardware, and building automated measurement infrastructure with embedded firmware work. This fall-start internship offers hands-on RF hardware, embedded firmware, test automation, and data analysis in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in (or completing) an MS or PhD program in Electrical Engineering, RF & Applied Electromagnetics, Microwave & Wireless Engineering, or a closely related field.
• Available for a fall-start internship, onsite in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

• Run systematic, per-build characterization of the RF signal chain and compare results to datasheet expectations.
• Bring up RF transceiver evaluation hardware and integrate into measurement infrastructure.
• Prototype and evaluate RF components, circuits, and sensing architectures.
• Design and assemble evaluation boards, test fixtures, and PCB prototypes.
• Characterize RF components such as amplifiers, mixers, filters, switches, and antennas.
• Develop test methods to characterize RF performance, repeatability, and reliability.
• Document test procedures and present engineering findings clearly.

Skills

RF fundamentals

Python automation

Embedded C/C++

Analytical problem solving

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

VNA

Spectrum Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Signal Generator

Power Meter

Altium Designer

PCB Design

Job description

Projects may involve prototyping circuit concepts, evaluating RF components, bringing up transceiver evaluation hardware, and building automated measurement infrastructure with embedded firmware work. This fall-start internship offers hands-on RF hardware, embedded firmware, test automation, and data analysis in a fast-moving startup.