Senior SDR & RF Systems Lead

Analog Devices; Wilmington (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Vision & Dental

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Analog Devices, a global semiconductor leader, seeks an Engineering Lead for Software Defined Radio & RF Systems to drive SDR platforms from silicon bring-up to production. You will guide RF, mixed-signal, and embedded software teams, influence architectures, and mentor engineers across cross-functional groups.

The role combines RF design, software verification, and automation, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge wireless technologies and product strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
• 7+ years of experience developing, validating, or bringing complex wireless communication systems to market.
• Demonstrated success leading technical programs, projects, or engineering teams within RF, wireless, or mixed-signal environments.
• Strong expertise in Software Defined Radio, RF systems, transceivers, ADCs, DACs, and mixed-signal architectures.
• Hands-on experience with RF test and measurement equipment including spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.
• Deep understanding of RF performance metrics including EVM, noise figure, phase noise, spurious performance, linearity, and S-parameters.
• Experience working across hardware, software, and systems engineering disciplines.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Own product evaluation, characterization, and validation activities for cutting-edge SDR and transceiver platforms.
• Drive products from initial silicon bring-up through manufacturing release and customer deployment.
• Serve as a technical leader for RF, mixed-signal, and embedded software verification initiatives.
• Partner closely with IC design, software, applications, test engineering, systems, and marketing teams to define and execute product strategies.
• Act as the technical focal point for complex product issues, customer escalations, and performance optimization efforts.
• Mentor and develop junior engineers while fostering best practices across engineering teams.
• Influence future platform architectures, validation methodologies, and automation strategies.
• Debug and analyze complex RF and mixed-signal systems across a variety of operating conditions.
• Perform advanced RF measurements including EVM, noise figure, phase noise, linearity, spurious analysis, and S-parameter characterization.
• Validate DSP, embedded software, analog, and digital functionality within highly integrated radio platforms.
• Present technical findings and recommendations to engineering leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Develop automated validation and characterization solutions using Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, C/C++, or similar tools.
• Improve test efficiency, measurement accuracy, and product quality through innovative automation techniques.
• Help define laboratory strategies, equipment investments, and next-generation validation frameworks.

Skills

Software Defined Radio

RF Systems

Transceivers

Mixed-signal design

ARM-based systems

Team leadership

RF test equipment

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Python

MATLAB

LabVIEW

C/C++

C#

Job description

Analog Devices, a global semiconductor leader, seeks an Engineering Lead for Software Defined Radio & RF Systems to drive SDR platforms from silicon bring-up to production. You will guide RF, mixed-signal, and embedded software teams, influence architectures, and mentor engineers across cross-functional groups.

The role combines RF design, software verification, and automation, with opportunities to work on cutting-edge wireless technologies and product strategies.