Senior Antenna Production Engineer – RF/Phased-Array

Echodyne; Kirkland (WA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RSU

Medical insurance

401(k) match

Flexible PTO

Commuter benefits

Life insurance

Job summary

Echodyne seeks a Sr. Antenna Production Engineer to help transition proprietary antenna technology into manufacturable MESA radar hardware. The role interfaces with RF, Electromagnetics, PCB, Component Engineering, and Manufacturing/Test to ensure production readiness.

You will translate concepts into production, collaborate on stack-ups and test readiness, and validate through VNA/OTA testing, driving cost/performance tradeoffs and design improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience with phased-array radar, SATCOM, RF/microwave wireless systems, RF sensor networks, or active antenna arrays.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in antenna, RF, radar, wireless hardware, phased-array, or microwave system development.
• Understanding of radiation patterns, gain, efficiency, polarization, impedance matching, and array behavior.
• Hands-on experience with RF/antenna measurement equipment (VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, chamber/test).
• Familiarity with EM simulation tools (HFSS, CST, FEKO, ADS).
• PCB stackups, RF materials, feed routing, vias, transitions, grounding, shielding; manufacturability implications.

Responsibilities

• Support antenna production for MESA radar antenna hardware.
• Translate antenna concepts and prototypes into production-ready implementations.
• Collaborate with RF engineers on array/RF chain integration and impedance matching.
• Work with PCB, suppliers, and manufacturing on stack-up, layout, materials, fabrication, assembly, test readiness.
• Support DFM/DFT, tolerance analysis, manufacturability reviews, and validation with VNA, chamber, OTA tests.
• Correlate simulations with measured data to assess risks and improvements.

Skills

Phased-array radar

Antenna fundamentals

Python

MATLAB

Education

BSc/MS in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

HFSS

CST

FEKO

ADS

VNA

Job description

Echodyne seeks a Sr. Antenna Production Engineer to help transition proprietary antenna technology into manufacturable MESA radar hardware. The role interfaces with RF, Electromagnetics, PCB, Component Engineering, and Manufacturing/Test to ensure production readiness.

You will translate concepts into production, collaborate on stack-ups and test readiness, and validate through VNA/OTA testing, driving cost/performance tradeoffs and design improvements.