Senior Staff RF Engineer – Frederick, MD

Epiq Solutions; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation policy

Paid five-week sabbatical every five y

401(k) company match 100% of first 6%

Health, dental, vision insurance

Life, short and long-term disability

Employee assistance program

Wellness reimbursement

Charitable Giving Company Match

Competitive salary commensurate with经验

Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding

Job summary

Epiq Solutions seeks a Senior Staff RF Engineer to lead complex RF/hardware development for SDR products. You will own design from concept through production, mentor engineers, and collaborate across Software, FPGA, and Production teams.

The role requires deep RF expertise (LNAs, PAs, PLLs, matching, filters) and a track record of delivering real-world products on government and commercial programs. U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of direct experience developing real-world products from concept to release and after-sales support.
• RF circuit design experience (LNAs, PAs, PLLs, matching, filters), power supplies, and A/D & D/A converters.
• Experience with Altium Designer or another schematic capture/PCB layout package.
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeters, and signal generators.
• Proven track record owning complex RF hardware designs from concept through production.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• U.S. citizenship to work on US Government Contracts.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and manage priorities.

Responsibilities

• Develop block diagrams of potential hardware design concepts from high level requirements.
• Perform part selection and schematic entry for analog/RF circuit designs.
• Lead the RF/Microwave circuit and sub-system design, component analysis, modeling, simulation, prototyping and integration.
• Define PCB component placement and critical routing requirements and collaborate on implementation.
• Troubleshoot prototype and production hardware in the lab using RF, analog, and digital test equipment.
• Prepare and review technical documentation and contribute technical content to proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Software, FPGA, Automated Test, Digital, and Production to enable feature implementation, integration & debugging to develop new SDR products.
• Promote engineering best practices, resolve complex technical issues, evaluate competing design objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.

Skills

RF design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Independent/self-motivated

US citizenship

Education

Bachelor's in EE or CS

Tools

Altium Designer

Microwave test equipment

Job description

Description

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 17 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com

JOB OPENING

The Senior Staff RF Engineer provides technical leadership and hands-on development of complex board-level analog/RF and digital hardware designs. This role is responsible for design, analysis, integration, testing, and technical problem-solving from concept through production and ongoing product support. The ideal candidate combines deep RF design experience with independent engineering judgment and the ability to guide technical decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate across disciplines.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop block diagrams of potential hardware design concepts from high level requirements.
• Perform part selection and schematic entry for analog/RF circuit designs.
• Lead the RF/Microwave circuit and sub-system design, component analysis, modeling, simulation, prototyping and integration.
• Define PCB component placement and critical routing requirements and collaborate on implementation.
• Troubleshoot prototype and production hardware in the lab using RF, analog, and digital test equipment.
• Prepare and review technical documentation and contribute technical content to proposals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Software, FPGA, Automated Test, Digital, and Production to enable feature implementation, integration & debugging to develop new SDR products.
• Promote engineering best practices, resolve complex technical issues, evaluate competing design objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.

Requirements

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

• Bachelor's degree or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 8 years of direct experience developing real-world products from concept to release and after-sales support
• Design experience with RF circuits (LNAs, PAs, PLLs, matching, filters), power supplies, and A/D & D/A converters
• Experience with at least one schematic capture/PCB layout package (Altium Designer preferred)
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeters, and signal sources
• Demonstrated experience independently owning complex RF hardware designs from concept through production
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical decisions
• Able to work on US Government Contracts which requires U.S. citizenship
• Self-motivated, with demonstrated ability to work independently, collaborate across engineering disciplines, and manage competing priorities across multiple projects

BENEFITS

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) company match at 100% of first 6% of salary
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable Giving Company Match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.