Senior RF Hardware Engineer — HWIL & Prototyping

ResumeXrays LLC; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 134,000 - 184,000; Full time

Job summary

STR’s Cyber Division is seeking a Senior Advanced RF Hardware Engineer to design, analyze, and test RF hardware for a multidisciplinary team. You will work with COTS and custom boards, support HWIL and surrogate tests, and contribute to hardware modeling efforts.

You will lead lab-based characterization, develop rapid prototypes, participate in design reviews, and assist with proposals including BOM, cost, and schedule estimates. U.S. citizenship and TS clearance may be required.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field with 5+ years of experience or MS with 3+ years.
• Proven expertise in RF, analog, or digital circuit design principles.
• Ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance; U.S. citizenship required.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to mentor junior engineers.
• Experience presenting technical material to customers and internal staff.
• Experience leading hardware efforts from concept to implementation with cost/schedule oversight.

Responsibilities

• Develop rapid prototype RF solutions using COTS and custom designs.
• Characterize complex electronic systems with lab equipment.
• Prepare and execute test events for customers and internal stakeholders.
• Lead lab-based acquisition and control platform development for test/characterization.
• Represent hardware on interdisciplinary teams, contributing to system architecture.
• Support proposals by estimating technical path, BOM, cost, and schedule.

Skills

RF design principles

Analog/mixed-signal

Digital design

Mentoring

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Spice

MATLAB/Simulink

Cadence

Vivado

Altium

Python

Job description

STR’s Cyber Division is seeking a Senior Advanced RF Hardware Engineer to design, analyze, and test RF hardware for a multidisciplinary team. You will work with COTS and custom boards, support HWIL and surrogate tests, and contribute to hardware modeling efforts.

You will lead lab-based characterization, develop rapid prototypes, participate in design reviews, and assist with proposals including BOM, cost, and schedule estimates. U.S. citizenship and TS clearance may be required.