Senior RF Systems Architect – Wireless & EMI Leader

Apex Systems; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K with company match

HSA

Employee assistance program

Certification discounts

On‑the‑job training

Job summary

A senior electrical engineer role in Pittsburgh, onsite, focusing on RF and wireless systems for new product development. You will lead architecture, verification, and certification readiness while mentoring engineers and guiding cross-functional teams across electrical, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing domains.

Responsibilities include defining requirements, leading design and test activities, mitigating RF/EMC/PI risks, and producing documentation for product maturity and production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing electrical hardware products.
• Experience with wireless, RF, mixed-signal, or EMC-sensitive systems.
• Ability to define requirements, verification approaches, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Define and decompose system, electrical, wireless, and regulatory requirements into architectures.
• Lead the design, integration, verification, and release of wireless, RF, mixed-signal, and battery-powered systems.
• Serve as a technical lead on cross-functional projects with electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and certification teams.
• Identify and mitigate RF, wireless coexistence, EMC/EMI, SI, PI, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory risks.
• Develop and review documentation, verification evidence, and design review materials for maturity and production release.
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues affecting performance and certification.
• Establish engineering standards, best practices, and reusable design approaches.
• Mentor and provide technical guidance to other engineers.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, certification agencies, and partners to support delivery and improvement.

Skills

Wireless systems

RF design

Mixed-signal

EMC/ EMI

PCB design

Requirements definition

Technical leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RF test equipment

Engineering analysis tools

Job description

A senior electrical engineer role in Pittsburgh, onsite, focusing on RF and wireless systems for new product development. You will lead architecture, verification, and certification readiness while mentoring engineers and guiding cross-functional teams across electrical, firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing domains.

Responsibilities include defining requirements, leading design and test activities, mitigating RF/EMC/PI risks, and producing documentation for product maturity and production