Senior RF Engineer (Power Amplifiers)
- $140,000 - $170,000
- Gardena, CA
RF Engineers who have Power Amplifier design ideally for defense applications, take a closer look!
A bit about us:
We are a defense technology company specializing in solid-state, software-defined directed energy systems designed to counter unmanned aircraft systems and optimize power efficiency in defense and commercial applications.
Why join us?
- 100% Medical Coverage (HMP or PPO)!
- 80/hrs sick pay and 19 paid holidays!
- 100% 40k match up to 6%!
- Paid Lunches!
- Cutting Edge R&D Environment!
Job Details
SUMMARY:
As our RF Power Amplifier Design Engineer, you will design, simulate, build, and test RF power amplifier modules and circuit boards. Responsibilities include development, integration, simulation, and overseeing fabrication and testing. The ideal candidate has high-power amplifier experience and drives products from concept to production.
MUST-HAVES:
NICE TO HAVES:
TEAM SIZE / ENVIRONMENT:
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
As our RF Power Amplifier Design Engineer, you will design, simulate, build, and test RF power amplifier modules and circuit boards. Responsibilities include development, integration, simulation, and overseeing fabrication and testing. The ideal candidate has high-power amplifier experience and drives products from concept to production.
MUST-HAVES:
- ADS or AWR for board-level design for high-power amplifiers.
- ITAR Compliant.
NICE TO HAVES:
- Hands-on Lab Testing experience.
TEAM SIZE / ENVIRONMENT:
- Company size is about 180 people, and the RF team is 3 people as of now and growing.
- Environment is 70% Product and 30% R&D.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design of high-power microwave amplifiers for CW or pulsed operation
- Evaluate, characterize, and select off-the-shelf power amplifier components like discrete transistors, MMICs, couplers, splitters/combiners, etc.
- Modeling, simulation, analysis, design, test, and optimization of high-power active and passive power amplifier circuits
- Generate schematics and work closely with mechanical, thermal, and PCB layout teams to ensure circuit designs meet requirements while striving for first-pass design success
- Board bring-up, test, and circuit optimizations
- Develop circuit verification test plans and assist with testing
- Assist with RF system and/or subsystem requirement development and feasibility studies
- Assist with manufacturing process and test requirement development
- Coordinate with internal quality and supply chain teams for process improvements
- Work with vendors to explore new device capabilities and modeling
- Troubleshoot board-level RF issues/failures and provide recommended paths forward
- Hold design reviews and presentations with peers and act as an expert reviewer
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus in RF Engineering
- 5+ years experience with broadband high-power amplifier design and development in frequency ranges from UHF to C band or higher
- Thorough understanding of high-power amplifier design process from component characterization and selection to volume manufacturing
- Experience with RF cascade analyses, component selection, and component evaluations
- Skilled with modeling, simulation, analysis, design, test and optimization of RF power amplifiers and supporting circuits like couplers, detectors, and bias sequencing/control
- Familiar with power amplifier impedance matching circuits and optimizations
- Experience with schematic capture and guiding PCB layout
- Experience with test plan development and test execution
- Experience developing circuit models and simulations using tools like Keysight ADS or Cadence AWR
- Experience with test equipment like vector network analyzers (VNAs), spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, and load pull