Senior RF Systems Engineer

Autonomai Recruitment; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Autonomai Recruitment invites an experienced RF engineer to join our elite hardware team in Austin. You will own designs from concept through production, shaping high-speed RF front ends and PCBAs for ultra-low latency systems.

In this role you will develop LNAs, filters and matching networks, work with RF lab equipment, and collaborate with software and network engineers to deploy hardware into production. A strong background in RF design and Python automation is required.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in EE or related field.
• 4+ years RF hardware design experience.
• Experience with RF front ends and high-speed hardware.
• Strong understanding of gain, noise figure, linearity, stability and isolation.
• Hands-on experience with RF laboratory equipment.
• Experience with PCB design and board-level integration.
• Python scripting for automation or test development.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and validate custom RF hardware and PCBAs.
• Develop high-performance transmit and receive RF front ends.
• Design LNAs, filters, matching networks and amplifier stages.
• Debug and optimise complete RF systems.
• Perform RF testing, validation and performance analysis.
• Develop test plans and support system bring-up.
• Collaborate with software, networking and infrastructure engineers to deploy hardware into production.
• Own hardware projects from concept through manufacturing.
• Support regulatory compliance and system certification.

Skills

RF hardware design

PCB design

Python scripting

analytical troubleshooting

RF front ends

high-speed hardware

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline

Tools

ADS

AWR

HFSS

CST

Job description

Join an elite engineering team building some of the world's fastest and most sophisticated custom hardware systems.

This is an opportunity to design and develop bespoke RF hardware used in one of the most performance-critical industries in the world. You'll own designs from concept through production, working across RF electronics, PCB design, validation and system integration while collaborating with software, networking and infrastructure engineers.

If you enjoy solving complex hardware challenges and seeing your designs deployed into production, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

• Design, develop and validate custom RF hardware and PCBAs
• Develop high-performance transmit and receive RF front ends
• Design LNAs, filters, matching networks and amplifier stages
• Debug and optimise complete RF systems
• Perform RF testing, validation and performance analysis
• Develop test plans and support system bring-up
• Collaborate with software, networking and infrastructure engineers to deploy hardware into production
• Own hardware projects from concept through manufacturing
• Support regulatory compliance and system certification

What we're looking for

• BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline
• 4+ years of RF hardware design experience
• Experience designing RF front ends and high-speed hardware
• Strong understanding of gain, noise figure, linearity, stability and isolation
• Experience debugging RF transmit and receive chains
• Hands-on experience with RF laboratory equipment
• Experience with PCB design and board-level integration
• Python scripting for automation or test development
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills

Nice to have

• Microwave RF design
• ADS, AWR, HFSS or CST
• FPGA or embedded systems experience
• Manufacturing or vendor management experience

Why apply?

• Design custom hardware used in ultra-low latency systems
• Own projects from concept through production
• Work across RF, hardware, networking and software disciplines
• Solve technically challenging engineering problems every day
• Industry-leading compensation package
• Work alongside some of the industry's top hardware engineers
• Austin office