Tunnel RF Instrumentation Engineer

Boring Company; Bastrop (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid health insurance

Dental and vision coverage

Paid holidays

Paid vacation

equity

Job summary

The Boring Company is seeking an RF systems engineer to own the design and development of RF and wave-physics systems for tunnel boring machines and related equipment. You will work with manufacturing, mechanical, controls, and field teams to design practical, reliable radar, sonar, and imaging systems.

Responsibilities include first- principles analysis, physics simulations, lab and field testing, and rapid iteration to deliver robust hardware–software solutions for challenging underground

Qualifications

• Design and build RF sensing systems for underground tunneling equipment.
• Strong understanding of antenna design, SNR budgeting and timing.
• Experience with hardware–software integration in autonomous systems.

Responsibilities

• Own RF and wave-physics system design for tunnel boring machines.
• Perform first-principles analysis and physics simulations for component selection.
• Develop and execute lab and field test campaigns to qualify designs.
• Drive rapid iteration in a vertically integrated team to deploy solutions.

Skills

RF sensing systems design

Antenna design

SNR budgeting

Hardware–software integration

Lab and field testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Software, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or related technical discipline

Tools

Radar/EM simulation tools

Job description

The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.

This role will own the design and development of RF systems for our tunnel boring machines and supporting equipment. Key applications include underground utility detection, geotechnical remote sensing, and localization of underground structures and vehicles. You will work directly with manufacturing, mechanical, controls, and field teams to design RF systems that are practical to build, operate, troubleshoot, and continuously improve.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical and software design of RF and wave-physics systems for tunnel boring machines, including radar, sonar, seismic, magnetic, and other advanced imaging and detection systems
• Perform first-principles analysis and physics simulations to drive component selection and overall system feasibility to the desired performance
• Develop and execute test campaigns in the lab and the field to de-risk and qualify designs for production
• Drive rapid iteration and deployment in a vertically integrated team, turning concepts into operational hardware-software solutions

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software, Electrical, Aerospace Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• Experience designing and building RF sensing systems, preferably radar/tracking systems or systems operating in challenging propagation, low‑SNR, or underground VLF/ULF environments
• Strong understanding of antenna design, amplifiers, SNR budget, timing and synchronization, attenuation, and other concepts related to RF systems in localization, navigation, or GNSS contexts
• Experience with hardware-software integration in autonomous systems, robotics, or other sensor-driven vehicles

Preferred Skills And Experience

• Prior experience operating in rugged environments or in construction, industrial settings or similar
• Hands‑on experience developing radar, electromagnetic sensing, geophysical sensing, or other RF‑based detection/localization systems

Additional Experience

• Position may require extended hours and weekend work

Culture

We’re a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.

Benefits

We offer employer‑paid medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid holidays, paid vacation, and a competitive amount of equity for all permanent employees.

The Boring Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with The Boring Company is governed on the basis of merit, competence, and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status.