Senior RF & High-Speed Embedded Electronics Engineer

Alpha Data Inc; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha Data Inc. is seeking a Senior Mixed Digital & RF/Microwave Electronics Design Engineer to design high-performance embedded products combining RF/microwave, analog, and high-speed digital circuitry, using AMD Versal RF and adaptive SoC platforms.

The role is hands-on, spanning the full product lifecycle, involving hardware bring-up, characterization, FPGA design, software for validation, and close collaboration with production and customers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of board-level hardware design with a focus on analog/RF.
• Experience with simulation, schematic capture, and PCB layout tools.
• Experience with hardware testing using lab equipment (VNA, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Strong problem-solving skills and meticulous attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mixed-signal PCBs combining RF/analog (to ~18GHz) with high-speed digital interfaces around AMD FPGA platforms.
• Perform RF design and simulation and validate designs using lab equipment and simulations.
• Take ownership of board-level design from schematic through layout support, bring-up, and characterization.
• Work with PCB layout engineers on high-density multilayer designs with tight SI/PI requirements.
• Debug hardware issues at board and system level, including RF and high-speed interfaces.
• Develop FPGA designs and software tools (e.g., Vivado, TCL, Python) to support hardware validation and test.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for hardware prototypes and production units.
• Collaborate with firmware, software, and mechanical teams to deliver complete systems.
• Support production and customer-facing activities, including issue investigation and documentation.

Skills

RF/analog design

High-speed digital design

PCB design

Schematic capture

Lab validation

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree (BSc/MSc/PhD)

Tools

Keysight ADS

OrCAD CIS

Cadence Allegro

Vivado

Vitis

Job description

Alpha Data Inc. is seeking a Senior Mixed Digital & RF/Microwave Electronics Design Engineer to design high-performance embedded products combining RF/microwave, analog, and high-speed digital circuitry, using AMD Versal RF and adaptive SoC platforms.

The role is hands-on, spanning the full product lifecycle, involving hardware bring-up, characterization, FPGA design, software for validation, and close collaboration with production and customers.