True Talent Solutions Partners
Head of RF Engineering
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Hawthorne
- Work setup
- Onsite
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Not specified
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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.
Full 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.