Senior Electrical Engineer, RF & Wireless Hardware (Chip-Down Design) | Relocation Assistance Available

Axon; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

PTO

Parental leave

Medical, dental, vision

Wellness support

On-site snacks

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in RF hardware to own architecture, integration, and validation of multi-transceiver systems in battery-powered devices. You will impact mission-critical connectivity for Axon devices, including body-worn cameras, in dynamic field conditions.

You will lead RF decisions from chipset selection to mass production, collaborating with Antenna, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams across a hybrid on-site model in major hubs

Qualifications

• 7+ years in embedded wireless hardware or RF electronics design.
• Experience with chip-down RF design and board integration of transceivers.
• Proficient in RF coexistence, isolation, EMI/EMC in compact devices.
• Ability to lead bring-up, testing, and regulatory certification processes.
• Collaborates with antenna, mechanical, firmware and systems teams.

Responsibilities

• Own RF hardware architecture and board-level integration for wireless systems.
• Define wireless hardware architectures from system requirements and tradeoffs.
• Create and review schematics and PCB layouts for RF transceivers and modems.
• Lead bring-up, validation, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis of RF designs.
• Drive certification, production ramp, and mass manufacturing readiness.
• Provide technical leadership and work with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

RF hardware design

Chip-down RF design

Two+ wireless technologies

Schematic capture

PCB layout knowledge

Bring-up and debugging

Antenna integration

Travel up to 50%

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence OrCAD

Allegro

Job description

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Your Impact

We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in RF hardware and chip-down design to own the architecture, integration, development, and validation of sophisticated multi-transceiver systems for connected hardware. Your work will power the mission-critical connectivity that enables our devices, such as body-worn cameras, to communicate reliably from the field in all conditions.

As a founding member of our hardware team, you will help define how multiple wireless technologies coexist within highly integrated, battery-powered devices. You will own critical RF hardware decisions from chipset and component selection through schematic design, PCB implementation, bring-up, RF validation, certification, and mass production.

You will solve complex challenges across mission-critical communications, cellular, broadband, and other wireless implementations, including RF coexistence, interference, isolation, EMI/EMC, power, and antenna integration, working closely with Antenna, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams.

What You’ll Do

• RF & Chip-Down Design: Own board-level implementation and integration of RF chipsets and associated circuitry across mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, and other wireless technologies.
• Wireless Architecture: Translate system and product requirements into wireless hardware architectures, evaluating chipsets, transceivers, front-end components, interfaces, power requirements, and system-level tradeoffs.
• Schematic & PCB Implementation: Develop and review schematics and PCB implementations for RF transceivers, modems, front-end components, power circuitry, control interfaces, and supporting digital electronics.
• RF Coexistence & Interference: Design and validate multi-transceiver systems, addressing coexistence, desense, interference, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC.
• Multi-Transceiver Integration: Solve hardware challenges associated with integrating mission-critical communications, cellular, and other wireless technologies within compact devices.
• RF & Antenna Integration: Partner with Antenna, Mechanical, Industrial Design, and other teams to optimize antenna placement, RF routing, shielding, grounding, PCB layout, and overall product RF performance.
• Bring-Up & Debugging: Lead wireless hardware bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and related RF test equipment.
• Certification & Production: Drive wireless hardware through verification, regulatory and carrier certification, SP/EVT/DVT/PVT, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction on wireless hardware architecture and design while working with chipset vendors, external design partners, ODMs/JDMs, and internal engineering teams.

What You Bring

• 7+ years of embedded wireless hardware and/or RF electronics design experience with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience with chip-down RF design and board-level integration of wireless transceivers/modems, rather than solely integrating pre-certified modules.
• Significant design experience with two or more relevant wireless technologies, including mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, or similar wireless systems.
• Experience designing and debugging RF-related circuitry, including transceivers, RF front ends, filtering, matching, switching, amplification, clocks, power delivery, and digital control interfaces.
• Strong understanding of RF coexistence, interference, desense, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC in compact multi-transceiver products.
• Demonstrated expertise integrating multiple transceivers into compact, highly integrated, battery-powered hardware.
• Hands-on experience with schematic capture and directing PCB layout using Cadence OrCAD and Allegro or comparable professional design tools.
• Substantial hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging experience using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and related RF/electrical test equipment.
• Experience partnering with antenna, mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to optimize end-to-end wireless performance.
• Proven experience taking wireless hardware from concept and architecture through validation, certification, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
• Experience with applicable U.S. and international wireless, EMC, regulatory, carrier, or safety certification requirements.
• Proven experience working directly with silicon and chipset vendors, ODMs, JDMs, CMs, and external engineering partners.
• Flexibility to travel domestically up to 50% of the time, as needed, to support the team.

Work Location

This position offers a hybrid schedule, requiring team members to work onsite at one of our regional hubs, located in New York City, Boston, or Scottsdale, Arizona - Tuesday through Friday.

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation support is available for qualified candidates who are currently based in the U.S., authorized to work for a U.S. employer, and open to relocating closer to one of our regional hubs.
• Fully Remote Eligibility: Full-time remote eligibility will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to accommodate specific needs.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Emotional & Mental Wellness support
• And yes, we have snacks in our offices

Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.

Pay Transparency

Axon offers a comprehensive total compensation package, which includes base salary, a generous annual bonus, and company equity.

The starting base annual pay for this role is between $112,800.00 - $196,535.00 excluding annual bonuses and equity, depending on your geographic market. The actual base salary will vary based on several factors, including level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location—often a combination of these elements.

Our benefits are designed to support you physically, financially, and emotionally—through life’s major milestones and in your everyday moments. To learn more about our benefits, please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.