Senior RF & EM Engineer — Short-Term Project

Mercor; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor partners with a leading technology organization to recruit experienced RF and Electromagnetic Engineering Experts for a short-term project. You will apply hands-on industry experience to analyze and solve complex RF/EM problems involving antennas, propagation, and related systems.

You will evaluate design trade-offs, review technical approaches, and follow project guidelines to deliver rigorous solutions for real-world applications in RF engineering and electromagnetics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical/Electronics RF Engineering or Electromagnetics.
• Strong understanding of electromagnetic theory and RF propagation.
• Experience with RF/microwave systems, antennas, EMC/EMI, and related analysis.
• Proven ability to analyze specifications, simulations, and data to justify design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Solve complex technical problems involving RF and electromagnetic engineering.
• Analyze RF/EM systems, components, antennas, circuits, and architectures.
• Apply electromagnetic theory, RF principles, and engineering methodologies to real-world scenarios.
• Analyze technical specifications, system requirements, simulation results, and engineering data.
• Evaluate design trade-offs, performance limitations, calculations, assumptions, and proposed solutions.
• Review and validate technical approaches and results, providing rigorous explanations.
• Follow project-specific technical Guidelines and evaluation criteria.

Skills

RF engineering

Electromagnetics

Antenna design

EMC/EMI

Wireless communications

Radar sensing

Signal propagation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in RF/Electromagnetics

PhD in related field

Tools

HFSS

CST

COMSOL

MATLAB

ADS

Job description

Mercor partners with a leading technology organization to recruit experienced RF and Electromagnetic Engineering Experts for a short-term project. You will apply hands-on industry experience to analyze and solve complex RF/EM problems involving antennas, propagation, and related systems.

You will evaluate design trade-offs, review technical approaches, and follow project guidelines to deliver rigorous solutions for real-world applications in RF engineering and electromagnetics.