Head of RF Engineering

About the Role

Lead the RF architecture for a next-generation high-power system designed to address unmanned aerial threats. This hands-on role sits within a small, growing defense engineering team and focuses on taking RF systems from clean-sheet design through production.

What You'll Do

• Develop RF system architecture and guide designs through design for manufacturing and production.
• Contribute directly to RF system, antenna, phased-array, MMIC, or electromagnetic design.
• Use lab equipment and testing facilities to characterize and validate RF systems.
• Apply first-principles engineering to solve high-power RF design and integration challenges.
• Initially focus on individual-contributor engineering, then grow the RF team as the organization scales.

What We're Looking For

• Five to twelve years of experience as an RF engineer, including hands-on design work.
• Experience taking a clean-sheet RF lineup through DFM and into production.
• Deep experience with high-power RF and analog RF systems.
• Experience with phased arrays, at the system or component level, and practical use of a signal generator and VNA.
• Relevant skills may include HFSS, antenna design and simulation, high-power GaN power amplifiers, MMIC design, 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

Salary range: $175,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

On-site in Hawthorne, California, United States.