Senior RF Engineer - UAV & Aerospace Systems

ALTEN Technology USA; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA in Mountain View is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to own the wireless links—LTE/5G, GNSS, ISM datalinks, Wi-Fi/BLE, ADS-B, and radar—across our M3 aircraft, docks, and portals, keeping them robust in dense urban environments.

You will define RF architecture, select radios and antennas, review RF front-end circuitry, integrate antennas with the airframe, and collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical teams to ensure certification and production readiness.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years RF hardware design experience.
• Experience with cellular, GNSS, and ISM radios.
• Proficiency with VNAs and RF tools.

Responsibilities

• Define RF architecture and requirements, including radio selection, antenna placement, and link budgets
• Design and review RF front-end circuitry and PCB layout with Electrical Engineering
• Integrate antennas with Mechanical, optimizing pattern, isolation, and airframe effects
• Resolve coexistence, interference, and desense issues across radios, compute, and power electronics
• Characterize performance on the bench, in chamber, and in flight test; define production RF test
• Support FCC, CE/UKCA, and carrier certification and triage field connectivity issues

Skills

RF design

Link budgets

Antenna integration

RF testing

Cellular radios

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

VNAs

Spectrum analyzers

ADS

HFSS

CST

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA in Mountain View is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to own the wireless links—LTE/5G, GNSS, ISM datalinks, Wi-Fi/BLE, ADS-B, and radar—across our M3 aircraft, docks, and portals, keeping them robust in dense urban environments.

You will define RF architecture, select radios and antennas, review RF front-end circuitry, integrate antennas with the airframe, and collaborate with Mechanical and Electrical teams to ensure certification and production readiness.