Senior Antenna Engineer: RF Design & Field Test

Slope; Costa Mesa (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Top-tier benefits

Job summary

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Antenna Engineer to lead antenna simulation, design, fabrication, and testing. You will design, simulate, fabricate, tune, optimize, and test antennas while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to meet strict deadlines.

Relevant experience with antenna design tools and fabrication is required, including RF testing. The role emphasizes mission focus, detail orientation, and collaboration to optimize RF products for warfighter support,

Qualifications

• BS Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• 6+ years of Antenna simulation, fabrication, and test experience.
• Experience with RF hardware design and RF component design.
• Experience with all stages of RF hardware testing from in-lab to in-field.
• Experience with test setup automation and relevant data analysis.
• Experience with Anechoic Chamber and Open Air testing.
• Knowledge of Schematic Capture, PCB Design, and RF simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Meet with product teams to gather antenna requirements and applications.
• Perform antenna trade studies, including investigation, simulation, and comparisons of various designs to create a proposed path forward.
• Simulate proposed antenna designs to evaluate performance - Model PCB RF transitions, including matching networks, feed structures, connectors, and cables.
• Determine best materials and processes needed to fabricate antenna designs.
• Work with cross-functional teams to fabricate antenna prototypes.
• Test antenna prototypes, on the bench, in the chamber, and in the field.
• Provide simulation, layout, co-site, and test support in the lab and the field.

Skills

Antenna simulation

RF hardware design

RF component design

RF testing

Test setup automation

Schematic capture

PCB design

Education

BS Electrical Engineering

Tools

RF simulation tools

Job description

Anduril Industries in Costa Mesa, CA, is seeking a Senior Antenna Engineer to lead antenna simulation, design, fabrication, and testing. You will design, simulate, fabricate, tune, optimize, and test antennas while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to meet strict deadlines.

Relevant experience with antenna design tools and fabrication is required, including RF testing. The role emphasizes mission focus, detail orientation, and collaboration to optimize RF products for warfighter support,