RF Validation Engineer: High-Power RF & Test Automation

TagoreTech Inc.; Arlington Heights (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

TagoreTech Inc. is seeking an RF Validation and Test Engineer to join our Arlington Heights team.

You will develop test programs and validation campaigns for high-power RF switches, PAs, and LNAs, building automated test systems and collaborating with design engineers to validate solutions for customers. The ideal candidate has hands-on RF testing experience, strong instrumentation skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment while driving issues to closure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or related field; Master's preferred.
• 3+ years of RF component/system testing and automation.
• Strong RF theory: transmission line, impedance matching, noise figure.
• Proficiency in LabVIEW, MATLAB, Python; SCPI scripting preferred.
• Experience with PAs, LNAs, RF switches is a plus.
• Familiarity with wireless systems including 5G, radar, PMR desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design test automation protocols to optimize RF test systems for accuracy and data collection.
• Create custom test bench systems required to fully characterize and optimize products.
• Utilize RF lab equipment: network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes.
• Execute spec-compliance campaigns to ensure data sheets and customer expectations are met.
• Manage and present product test data to engineering and leadership teams.
• Support all aspects of product validation across the life cycle.

Skills

RF testing

Test automation

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Python

SCPI

Impedance matching

5G/RF systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Power meters

Oscilloscopes

VBA

Job description

TagoreTech Inc. is seeking an RF Validation and Test Engineer to join our Arlington Heights team.

You will develop test programs and validation campaigns for high-power RF switches, PAs, and LNAs, building automated test systems and collaborating with design engineers to validate solutions for customers. The ideal candidate has hands-on RF testing experience, strong instrumentation skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, innovative environment while driving issues to closure.