Senior RF Engineering Supervisor

DY4 Curtiss-Wright DS, Inc.; Newtown Township (Delaware County); On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

401K with Employer Match and Profit Sh

Health and Wellness Benefits

Learning and Development Opportunities

Referral Program

Competitive Pay

Recognition

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Job summary

Curtiss-Wright, at the TTC facility in Newtown, PA, seeks a Senior RF Engineering Supervisor to lead a hands‑on RF design team. You will oversee design, validation, release, and support for flight-test RF products, guiding engineers through SRR, PDR, and CDR while coordinating with customers and program teams.

You bring 15+ years in RF/electrical engineering, a strong leadership record, and proficiency with HFSS, Microwave Office, and MATLAB/Simulink.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering with 15+ years experience.
• MSEE with 15+ years experience preferred.
• 2+ years in a management or leadership role.
• Experience with RF design, analysis and testing processes.
• Proficiency in RF waveform concepts and digital design tools.

Responsibilities

• Supervise RF design professionals across 400MHz–6GHz circuits.
• Lead from requirements to production release and support.
• Conduct SRR, PDR, CDR design reviews and address actions.
• Utilize RF test equipment for troubleshooting and optimization.
• Provide margin analysis and support in enduring product deployments.

Skills

RF engineering

Leadership

Team management

Problem solving

Troubleshooting

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

MSEE

Tools

Ansys HFSS

Microwave Office

PSpice

MATLAB/Simulink

Schematic capture tools

PCB layout tools

Xilinx FPGA

Microsemi FPGA

Intel FPGA

Job description

Senior RF Engineering Supervisor

We are looking for a Senior RF Engineering Supervisor to join our TTC facility. As an RF Engineering Supervisor, you will have hands‑on experience with leading a team tasked with specifying, developing, validating, releasing and supporting products utilized in flight test applications. This player‑coach role requires strong leadership, organizational, and collaboration skills; along with hands‑on design, analytical problem‑solving and troubleshooting abilities.

Location: Newtown, PA

Salary Range: $160,000 - 190,000 Per Year. Please note that the salary range information provided is a general guideline only, reflecting a position based in Pennsylvania. Criteria such as the candidate’s qualifications and relevant experience, the scope of the specific position, as well as market and business considerations will be evaluated when extending an offer.

Your Challenge:

• Supervise experienced team of RF design professionals tasked with designing RF circuits operating at frequencies from 400MHz through 6GHz and power levels from milliwatts through 50watts CW, up to 500Watts pulsed power.


• Understanding small and large signal parameters associated with matching networks, gain analysis, active filtering.


• Design, simulation, and analysis of analog and RF circuits utilizing Ansys HFSS, Microwave Office, PSpice Design, simulation, and analysis of DC power supplies.


• Understanding performance characteristics of passive and active circuits such as amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, filters, and PLLs.


• Support the design process from creation of requirements through production release.


• Conduct various design reviews: SRR, PDR, CDR and address associated actions.


• Ability to work with a variety of RF test equipment to support troubleshooting, debug, and product optimization.


• Perform de‑rating and reliability analyses.


• Support in‑house and customer‑required root‑cause corrective action requests.


• Support product sustaining activities for diverse product portfolio.

Your Expertise:

• BS in Electrical, Electronics or Computer Engineering (from an accredited college or university) with a minimum of 15 years experience required.


• MSEE with 15 years experience preferred.


• 2+ years in a management or leadership role.


• Logic design utilizing Xilinx, Microsemi, Intel FPGAs, desired.


• Experience designing and implementing digital filters using MATLAB/Simulink, preferred.


• Familiarity with RF waveforms such as PCMFM, SOQPSK, BPSK, QPSK.


• Experience utilizing schematic capture and PCB layout tools.


• Familiarity with transmitter and receiver architecture designs.


• Support customers with RF link margin analysis.


• Experience supporting Operations for new product deployment as well as sustaining activities.


• Experience supporting Sales and Program Management on customer centric programs.


• Ability to work independently, as well as coordinate cross functional design teams to ensure successful product development.


• Perform employee assessments, including screening and hiring of prospective candidates.


• Manage your team to execute project performance to identified budgets and schedules.


• Track, report and present project performance to senior leadership.


• Support customer engagements from inception of RFQ through the entire product development cycle.


• Excellent communication, planning and leadership skills.


• Six Sigma Black Belt preferred.

Key products:

TTC has broad exposure on more than 140 programs, including high‑performance military aircraft such as the F‑35 and F‑18, major defense flight test centers, spacecraft, missile programs, and commercial and business jets. Key products include data acquisition units, recorders, network products, RF networks, airborne transmitters and receivers, and telemetry expansion cards.

Paid Benefits and Perks:

• Paid Time Off


• 401K with Employer Match and Profit Sharing


• Health and Wellness Benefits


• Learning and Development Opportunities


• Referral Program


• Competitive Pay


• Recognition


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Inclusive & Supportive Culture

Compliance Statement: This position may require exposure to export‑controlled information and subject to additional security screening. In the event information provided during the security screening reveals ineligibility to access export‑controlled information, any offer of employment may be reconsidered or withdrawn.

Curtiss‑Wright is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, age, ancestry, legally protected medical condition, family care status, marital status, religion, veteran status, national origin, or any other legally protected status.

If you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Talent Acquisition. For US Applicants: EEO is The Law – link omitted. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact Talent Acquisition and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.

No unsolicited agency submittals please. Agency partners must be invited to participate in a search by our Talent Acquisition Team and have signed terms in place prior to any submittal. Resumes submitted directly to any Curtiss‑Wright employee or affiliate will not qualify for fee payment, and therefore become the property of Curtiss‑Wright.

Join the WRIGHT Team!

Over 95 years of growth, Curtiss‑Wright is an integrated, market‑facing global diversified industrial company and remains a technology leader through this legacy of innovation. Through three well‑balanced segments – Aerospace & Industrial, Defense Electronics and Naval & Power, we remain focused on advanced technologies for high performance platforms and critical applications. Diversity, commitment to excellence and dedication to the spirit of pioneering innovation continue to drive the employees of Curtiss‑Wright.

Our Values

What makes a world‑class organization? It all begins with core values that provide a strong foundation for success. Simple in theory, the values of Curtiss‑Wright are reflected in every aspect of our operations. To our employees, these are more than words on a wall – we all take these values to heart in our relationships with our customers and each other.

• Leadership: We lead based on vision and strategic direction, empowering employees to reach goals through thoughtful and decisive action.


• Customer Focus: We are committed to achieving total quality by meeting our customers’ expectations and delivering products and services in a timely fashion.


• Teamwork & Trust: Working in a spirit of trust and collaboration, we actively encourage employees to contribute their ideas and innovations to keep our company moving forward.


• Respect for People: We believe that people are our most valuable asset and will always do the right thing in our dealings and interactions with all employees.


• Integrity: We will act with the highest integrity in all of our business relationships and strategic partnerships.

What We Offer

Opportunity: As part of the Curtiss‑Wright team, you have the opportunity each day to transform the way customers do business, as well as transform your career. Our entrepreneurial environment provides you with excellent experiences that enable you to develop your skills through stretch assignments and the opportunity to work with the best talent in the industry. You will have the opportunity to contribute from day one!

Challenging Work: The work we do here is not only challenging, but it is meaningful to our customers, our employees and the communities in which they live and work. You are given the chance to work on some of the most advanced technology projects in the world. Now that something to be proud of!

Collaborative Environment: The teamwork among our exceptionally talented people enables us to deliver some of the most advanced solutions to our customers.