Senior RF Electrical Engineer

Insight Global; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior RF Engineer in Phoenix, AZ, to lead RF design efforts for their T-Cube Cast platform. This role requires extensive experience in RF design, including responsibilities like developing transmitter or receiver schematics and performing testing.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in electrical engineering and at least 10 years of RF design experience. This is a hands-on role that emphasizes ownership and collaboration with engineering teams, ensuring successful RF system development.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of direct RF design experience.
• Experience designing RF CCAs operating at frequencies ranging from UHF through E-band, with a focus on L-band.
• Proven experience in frequency synthesizers and front-end electronics.

Responsibilities

• Own sections of transmitter or receiver schematics.
• Develop parts of the radio chain, focusing on RF design.
• Perform testing in the lab or develop simulation models.

Skills

RF design experience

Electromagnetism knowledge

Simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, AWR)

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

HFSS

AWR Microwave Office

ADS

Job description

Job Description

RF Engineer (Senior Level)

This role involves senior-level RF design for a flagship product (T-Cube Cast platform). The engineer will owner sections of transmitter or receiver schematics, develop parts of the radio chain, and be responsible for block diagram generation, component selection, and design detailing (including layout). They will also perform testing in the lab or develop simulation models, focusing on owning an area of the radio design.

Schedule: 980

Willingness to work onsite 5 days a week in Phoenix, AZ (Grand Rapids, MI as a secondary option, St. Pete as third preferance).

Top 1-2 Priorities this role will deliver in first 90 days

1. Program Execution & Design Ownership: Immediately take ownership of a significant section of the radio's transmitter or receiver schematic, driving its development from block diagram to design detailing.
2. Technology Leadership: Provide experienced RF design capabilities to bridge the gap between junior and senior engineers, contributing to the overall technical direction of the RF team.

Team Structure

The team currently consists of one highly senior RF engineer (mentor) and one junior engineer.

Essential Functions

• Ability to work independently, as well as contribute to the work of multi-disciplinary engineering teams to ensure the successful development of RF systems and assemblies.
• Derive RF hardware requirements from system-level specifications.
• Detail functional blocks to support surveillance system architectures.
• Perform RF/analog circuit design and hardware engineering from the component level up to entire systems.
• Support detailed design, analysis, development, and testing of hardware.
• Design for and support DO-160 and/or MIL-STD qualification of RF electronics (environmental, EMI/EMC).
• Conduct and participate in internal and external system design reviews.
• Present concepts, designs, actionable information, and results to program management and customers.
• Lead or work in conjunction with mechanical, systems, and software engineering to meet challenging performance requirements.
• Support internal peer design reviews, design verification testing of engineering units, and oversight of design through production.
• Develop methods for modifying systems to include new RF and wireless capabilities.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail]. To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelors degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 10-12 years of direct RF design experience.
• Academic Background: Electrical Engineering degree with a strong focus on RF, electromagnetism, or microwave theory.
• Hands-on RF Design: Proven experience in RF design and development.
• US Person Status: Must be a US person due to export-controlled technology. Experience designing RF CCAs operating at frequencies ranging from UHF through E-band, but with a focus on L-band (1GHz).
• Design activities will include frequency synthesizers, up/down converters, front-end electronics, and other RF electronics.
• Experience with simulation and/or 3D modeling tools such as HFSS, AWR Microwave Office, and/or ADS.
• Understanding of critical performance characteristics of passive and active RF components such as ADCs, DACs, Amplifiers, Oscillators, Attenuators, Mixers, and Filters. An understanding of how these characteristics relate to a system's performance is a plus.
• Working understanding and knowledge of S-parameters (matching networks, cascade analysis, ...), Gain budget analysis (Gain, NF, Linearity, Noise power, ... ), and Filtering (types, bandwidth, implementations, ... ).
• A strong understanding of noise figure/noise temperature (Eb/No, BER vs. noise, receiver sensitivity, and expected value and variance), temperature effects, interconnection (standard and non-standard impedances), and isolation requirements.