Head of RF Engineering

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

Lead RF engineering for a high-power directed energy system designed to defend against drone threats. You will join a small defense technology team as a hands-on individual contributor, shaping the system architecture and helping grow the RF team as the company scales.

WHAT YOU'LL DO - Develop clean-sheet RF system architectures and take designs through design for manufacturing and production. - Design and validate high-power RF systems, antenna systems, phased arrays, and related components. - Use first-principles engineering to solve system-level RF challenges. - Run hands-on lab and test work, including measurements with signal generators and vector network analyzers. - Support production readiness through testing and EMI/EMC considerations, then help build out the RF engineering team.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR - 5 to 12 years of RF engineering experience, including hands-on individual-contributor design work. - Experience taking a clean-sheet RF lineup through DFM and into production. - Deep experience with high-power RF and metal analog RF, alongside experience in RF system design, antenna systems, MMIC design, or electromagnetics. - Experience with phased arrays, whether at the full-system or component level, and high-power GaN power amplifiers. - Familiarity with HFSS, antenna design and simulation, VNA and signal generator testing, anechoic chamber testing, and EMI/EMC. - A portfolio of shipped products or hands-on hardware projects, and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary is $175,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

On-site in Hawthorne, United States.