Senior RF Design & Test Engineer - On-Site NJ

Octagon Group; New Jersey; On-site; USD 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group is seeking an experienced RF Design & Test Engineer to take ownership of RF board-level design, schematic capture, prototype bring-up, and automated lab testing in New Jersey. This permanent role demands hands-on expertise in microwave hardware and test methodologies to ensure product reliability and rapid time-to-market.

The role includes designing RF modules, setting up complex lab benches, developing automated test routines, and collaborating across hardware, systems, and

Qualifications

• 4+ years of RF hardware design and lab test experience.
• Experience with VNA, spectrum analyzers, and signal generators.
• Schematic capture and RF PCB layout.
• High-frequency signal integrity knowledge.
• Automation scripting for RF tests (Python, LabVIEW).
• US citizenship or GC required.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, and test RF hardware modules and board-level subassemblies.
• Execute schematic capture and PCB layout guidance for RF boards.
• Set up RF test benches with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Develop automated test scripts for lab and production environments.
• Hardware bring-up, tuning, and component-level debugging of RF prototypes.
• Collaborate with hardware design, manufacturing, and QA teams.
• Ensure adherence to environmental, electrical, and mechanical specs.
• Maintain schematics, BOMs, test procedures, and revision control.

Skills

RF hardware design

Lab test instrumentation

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Test automation scripting

Hardware debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

US citizenship or GC

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/RF Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Cadence Allegro

Keysight ADS

AWR Microwave Office

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Octagon Group is seeking an experienced RF Design & Test Engineer to take ownership of RF board-level design, schematic capture, prototype bring-up, and automated lab testing in New Jersey. This permanent role demands hands-on expertise in microwave hardware and test methodologies to ensure product reliability and rapid time-to-market.

The role includes designing RF modules, setting up complex lab benches, developing automated test routines, and collaborating across hardware, systems, and