RF Test Engineering Manager – Lead Automated RF Validation

VideoRay; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 107,000 - 181,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced RF Test Engineering Manager to lead RF test engineering activities across Albuquerque, NM, and Germantown, MD. You will guide a distributed team, develop test strategies, and drive automated test solutions for complex RF systems.

The role requires hands-on RF expertise, leadership skills, and collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines to ensure product performance and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a closely related technical discipline; typically 8+ years of relevant engineering experience with leadership responsibilities.
• Strong knowledge of RF and microwave engineering principles: signal generation/analysis, gain, noise figure, sensitivity, linearity, phase noise, impedance matching, S-parameters, modulation.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment and automated test solutions; proficient with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW or similar tools.
• Experience leading technical teams, coordinating resources across locations, and communicating with program management and leadership.
• Experience with engineering development processes, configuration management, test documentation, and verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a geographically distributed team of RF test engineers and technicians across Albuquerque, NM and Germantown, MD.
• Provide technical leadership for RF test activities across multiple programs, including development of test strategies and acceptance criteria.
• Oversee automated RF test systems, fixtures, instrumentation, software, and data analysis tools to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Direct RF characterization, integration, troubleshooting, verification, and qualification of complex systems.
• Collaborate with systems, RF design, electrical, FPGA, software, and manufacturing teams to ensure test coverage and traceability.

Skills

RF engineering

Microwave engineering

Test automation

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Leadership

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or RF Engineering

Tools

Vector network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Vector signal analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Power meters

Noise figure analyzers

Job description

AeroVironment is seeking an experienced RF Test Engineering Manager to lead RF test engineering activities across Albuquerque, NM, and Germantown, MD. You will guide a distributed team, develop test strategies, and drive automated test solutions for complex RF systems.

The role requires hands-on RF expertise, leadership skills, and collaboration across multiple engineering disciplines to ensure product performance and production readiness.