Staff RF/EMC/Wireless Engineer — Systems Lead

Fortive; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 114,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

Industrial Scientific, a Fortive company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead wireless/RF/EMC efforts in new product development. You will drive architecture, verification, and certification readiness for RF systems and mixed-signal electronics, coordinating across electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and QA teams.

You will develop reusable design practices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality, compliant products in a global market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing electrical hardware products.
• Demonstrated experience with wireless, RF, mixed-signal, or EMC-sensitive electronic systems.
• Experience defining requirements, verification approaches, and technical documentation.
• Experience with PCB design, electrical architecture, component selection, and system integration.
• Experience identifying and resolving RF, EMC/EMI, SI, PI, or wireless coexistence issues.
• Experience with RF and electrical test equipment and engineering analysis tools.
• Experience supporting RF, EMC, or wireless certification testing and issue resolution.
• Experience supporting products through design, validation, and release.
• Ability to solve complex technical problems independently.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and decompose system, electrical, wireless, and regulatory requirements into robust product architectures and technical solutions.
• Lead the design, integration, verification, and release of wireless, RF, mixed-signal, and battery-powered electrical systems.
• Serve as a technical lead on cross-functional development projects, driving alignment across electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, quality, and certification teams.
• Identify and mitigate technical risks related to RF performance, wireless coexistence, EMC/EMI, signal integrity, power integrity, reliability, manufacturability, and regulatory compliance.
• Develop and review technical documentation, verification evidence, and design review materials to support product maturity, certification readiness, and production release.
• Drive root cause analysis and resolution of complex technical issues affecting product performance, quality, certification, and manufacturing readiness.
• Establish and improve engineering standards, best practices, and reusable design approaches while mentoring and providing technical guidance to other engineers.
• Collaborate with customers, suppliers, certification agencies, and development partners to support successful product delivery and continuous improvement.

Skills

RF design

Wireless systems

EMC/EMI

PCB design

Electrical architecture

Signal integrity

Power integrity

Verification & testing

Documentation

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

RF test equipment

Engineering analysis tools

Job description

Industrial Scientific, a Fortive company, is seeking an Electrical Engineer to lead wireless/RF/EMC efforts in new product development. You will drive architecture, verification, and certification readiness for RF systems and mixed-signal electronics, coordinating across electrical, firmware, mechanical, manufacturing, and QA teams.

You will develop reusable design practices, mentor engineers, and collaborate with partners to deliver high-quality, compliant products in a global market.