Senior RF Design & Test Engineer — Antennas & Compliance

Anduril; Costa Mesa, Mountain View (CA, CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health benefits

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior RF Design and Test Engineer to join the Electrical Engineering Design team in the United States. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and systems design teams to deliver RF hardware meeting regulatory requirements and performance targets.

The ideal candidate will have strong RF/antenna design skills, experience with SAR/exposure limits, and proficiency with RF bench equipment and 3D EM simulation tools.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with military and commercial communication system compliance standards and, ideally, exposure to spectrum authorization or certification processes for military RF systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure RF designs comply with relevant military and commercial standards and support spectrum certification processes.
• Evaluate designs against SAR and military RF exposure limits and coordinate testing.
• Assess coexistence and desense between onboard radios and mitigate cross-band interference.
• Bench and chamber test RF hardware and antennas using VNAs, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
• Review schematics and CAD designs for RF performance and manufacturability.
• Travel up to 10% and maintain clearance eligibility.

Skills

RF design

Antenna design

VNA / RF test equipment

3D EM simulation

GPS/GNSS receiver architectures

Regulatory compliance / SAR

Coexistence analysis

Schematic review & RF PCB layout

Laboratory testing

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Altair FEKO

CST Studio Suite

VNA

Spectrum analyzer

Signal generator

Anechoic chamber

Job description

Anduril Industries is seeking a Senior RF Design and Test Engineer to join the Electrical Engineering Design team in the United States. You will collaborate with electrical, mechanical, and systems design teams to deliver RF hardware meeting regulatory requirements and performance targets.

The ideal candidate will have strong RF/antenna design skills, experience with SAR/exposure limits, and proficiency with RF bench equipment and 3D EM simulation tools.