Senior RF Engineer Lead - Phased-Array & Radar Systems

First Rf; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 4 weeks

Hybrid work

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) match

Healthcare, dental, and vision

Job summary

FIRST RF is seeking an experienced Principal RF Engineer to provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of RF and microwave systems. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and partner directly with customers to develop innovative solutions from concept through production.

You will contribute across FIRST RF's divisions, developing next‑generation phased‑array systems and radar/SAW technologies for government and commercial customers.

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Security Clearance.
• Experience analyzing and integrating RF devices and networks including amplifiers, filters, attenuators, phase shifters, mixers, and frequency converters.
• Experience with antenna design, characterization, testing, and modeling.
• Experience using electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS, FEKO, CST Studio Suite, Microwave Office, or similar.
• Proven leadership of multidisciplinary engineering teams through project execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead for complex RF and microwave system development efforts.
• Lead the design, analysis, integration, and verification of advanced RF hardware and systems.
• Develop innovative solutions for challenging customer problems and guide projects from proposal through product delivery.
• Interface directly with customers, presenting technical approaches, design reviews, and program status.
• Mentor and develop engineers across all experience levels through design reviews and guidance.
• Establish engineering best practices, design methodologies, and technical standards.
• Support business development with white papers, proposals, and technology roadmaps.

Skills

RF design

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (RF/Electromagnetics)

Tools

HFSS

FEKO

CST Studio Suite

Microwave Office

Job description

FIRST RF is seeking an experienced Principal RF Engineer to provide technical leadership across a diverse portfolio of RF and microwave systems. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams and partner directly with customers to develop innovative solutions from concept through production.

You will contribute across FIRST RF's divisions, developing next‑generation phased‑array systems and radar/SAW technologies for government and commercial customers.