Senior RF Engineer – Radar Systems, Onsite (Menlo Park)

Innova Solutions Inc.; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & pharmacy coverage

Dental/vision insurance

401(k)

HSA and FSA

Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Disability insurance

Accident & Critical illness coverage

Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection

Sick time

Paid leaves as required by law

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Job summary

Innova Solutions is seeking a Staff RF Engineer in Menlo Park, CA to lead the architecture and development of RF modules for next-generation radar platforms. You will design RF circuits, budgets, and drive PCB layouts through production release, with extensive lab characterization and design reviews.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in RF/microwave, proficiency in Altium/ADS/CST, strong testing skills (VNAs, spectrum analyzers), and Python automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of RF/microwave design experience.
• Proficiency with PCB design software (Altium).
• Experience designing RF PCBAs from concept to production.
• Experience with RF simulation tools (ADS, CST).
• Strong lab skills with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, meters.
• Experience developing engineering tools and automation with Python.
• Eligibility for U.S. security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and development of RF modules for next-generation radar platforms.
• Design and analyze RF circuits, including receivers, transmitters, amplifiers, filters, frequency synthesis, and antenna interfaces.
• Develop system-level RF budgets, cascade analyses, and performance models.
• Drive RF PCB design from schematic capture through layout, bring-up, validation, and production release.
• Perform laboratory characterization, debugging, calibration, and performance optimization using modern RF test equipment.
• Conduct technical design reviews, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and help define the RF architecture for future radar platforms.

Skills

RF design

RF PCBAs

Altium

RF simulations

VNAs & test equipment

Python

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

ADS

CST

Job description

Innova Solutions is seeking a Staff RF Engineer in Menlo Park, CA to lead the architecture and development of RF modules for next-generation radar platforms. You will design RF circuits, budgets, and drive PCB layouts through production release, with extensive lab characterization and design reviews.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in RF/microwave, proficiency in Altium/ADS/CST, strong testing skills (VNAs, spectrum analyzers), and Python automation.