Senior, RF Electrical Engineer (Evergreen)

Acron Aviation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Acron Aviation is seeking a Senior RF Engineer to join the RF Design team in Phoenix, AZ, or Grand Rapids, MI. This in-person, full-time role delivers mission-critical RF systems for ACSS/Surveillance products such as TCAS, transponder, DME, and UAT, collaborating with cross-functional teams on requirements, design, and qualification.

Candidates should have a bachelor's degree and 4–9 years of RF/microwave experience in avionics, with strong RF design knowledge, S-parameters, and RF hardware

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 4–9 years of RF design experience in avionics or related field.
• Strong academia background in EM and RF/microwave theory.
• Experience designing RF hardware for fielded products is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Derive RF hardware requirements from system level specifications.
• Detail functional blocks to support surveillance system architectures.
• Perform RF/analog circuit design from component level to full systems.
• Support design, analysis, and testing of hardware.
• Lead or participate in design reviews and present results to management and customers.
• Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and software engineers to meet performance targets.

Skills

RF design

EM theory

RF/microwave theory

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

HFSS

AWR Microwave Office

ADS

Job description

Senior, RF Electrical Engineer (Evergreen)

Phoenix, AZ /Grand Rapids, MI

Avionics - Surveillance - Engineering /

Sourcing /

On-site

About Acron Aviation (Avionics - Surveillance):

Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Surveillance product line develops and sustains systems that enable aircraft awareness, collision avoidance, and airspace interoperability. Our portfolio includes TCAS, Mode S transponders, ADS-B, and integrated surveillance solutions deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms. This work is performed in highly regulated environments and demands deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and RF throughout the full product lifecycle.

This requisition is being utilized to build a pipeline of qualified candidates for potential future opportunities as they arise

Position Summary:

Acron Aviation is seeking a self-motivated Senior RF Engineer to join our RF Design team. As a design role, the engineer will work to create and deliver mission critical RF systems solutions for various customers. The office location for this role is Phoenix, Arizona, or Grand Rapids, Michigan, for full-time, in-person work. The Specialist RF Engineer is a key contributor to new design activity (requirements analysis, component selection, schematic capture, layout) as well as supporting existing products within the product portfolio. The engineer will work with both junior and senior RF engineers, as well as cross-functional teams (electrical, mechanical, software, systems) for all technical aspects of the RF/microwave electrical design. The position will be within the ACSS (Surveillance) product line, designing and supporting ACAS/TCAS, transponder, DME, UAT, and other RF functions.

Key Responsibilities

• 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 Acron Aviation 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.
• Good verbal, written communication, and excellent analytical skills are essential for this position.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum 4 - 9 years of prior relevant experience.
• RF design experience for fielded products, with preference for commercial avionics applications.
• Candidate must have an academia background in electro-magnetic (EM) and RF/microwave theory.

Preferred Additional Skills

• Experience designing RF CCAs operating at frequencies ranging from UHF through E-band, but with focus in 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

Equal Opportunity Statement

Acron Aviation is proud to be an Affir

Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer

Additional Information:

Acron Aviation maintains a drug-free workplace and conducts pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where allowed by law. Acron Aviation is an E-Verify employer

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.