Senior RF Design Engineer — Hybrid, Low-Cost Wireless

Itron; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

401k matching

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

Itron's West Union, SC manufacturing plant seeks a Sr. RF Design Engineer to join the Wireless Hardware R&D team.

You will design, modify and manage activities for a product group from definition through production and release, coordinating with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing. The role spans the product lifecycle, including field studies, verification through analysis and measurement, and ensuring products meet specifications and quality goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering or equivalent is required.
• This position requires minimum 5 years of related industrial experience.
• Must have in-depth understanding of electronic circuits, RF circuits and Microwave theory.
• Must have a good understanding of RF system and wireless communication system.
• Master’s Degree in related fields is highly preferred.
• RF Certification experience is a plus.
• Experienced with communication theory and digital signal processing.
• Experienced with advanced modeling and simulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products, support existing products and improve processes, specifically related to RF and communication design.
• Lead RF circuit design from concept to production for low cost wireless communications product-line – complete radio transceiver design and layout including RF PA, LNA, RF filters and matching, synthesizers, VCO's and mixers.
• Conduct RF circuit measurements using laboratory spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.
• Verify that designs meet requirements through analysis, simulation, and measurement. Compare results to theory and documents results.
• Carry out field studies and system test activities.
• Provide design and project support in the areas of project leadership, regulation, reliability, and components selections. Provide technical support to factory, service and other internal departments.
• Coordinate and verify the work of support staff (technicians and CAD Designers).
• May lead projects of limited scope.

Skills

RF design

RF measurements

Project leadership

Communication theory

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Job description

Itron's West Union, SC manufacturing plant seeks a Sr. RF Design Engineer to join the Wireless Hardware R&D team.

You will design, modify and manage activities for a product group from definition through production and release, coordinating with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing. The role spans the product lifecycle, including field studies, verification through analysis and measurement, and ensuring products meet specifications and quality goals.