RF Systems Engineer

The role

This person will design, evaluate, and optimize RF systems for mission-driven applications. They will lead RF efforts across cross-functional teams through design, development, test, and deployment.

What you will do

• Drive technical direction and execution of RF efforts
• Own end-to-end RF system performance across prototype platforms
• Lead development of EMI/EMC mitigation and RF hardening strategies
• Design and optimize RF systems under real-world constraints
• Design and execute experiments to characterize performance and validate models
• Build and maintain RF simulation frameworks
• Translate experimental and simulation results into actionable insights
• Collaborate across disciplines to align system design with algorithm development
• Generate high-quality RF datasets for modeling and ML validation
• Shape operational concepts in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders

Required qualifications

• Demonstrated experience owning technical projects or system components end-to-end
• Experience with RF simulation tools (HFSS, CST, MATLAB, GNU Radio, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with general electronics laboratory test equipment
• Relevant experience designing and assembling RF signal chains for laboratory testing
• Familiarity with software-defined radio platforms and real-world RF hardware applications
• Strong communication skills
• BS or higher or equivalent experience Electrical Engineering or Physics or similar

Nice to have

• Experience working with Electronic Warfare Systems
• Familiarity with python and/or linux shell scripting
• Prior experience in a defense or government context
• Willingness to travel outside the lab for field experimentation and exercise support

Benefits

• Above-market salary, equity, and benefits package
• Early Series A Equity
• Excellent health, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) match - up to 4% of your salary
• Flexible PTO
• Daily office lunches in NYC

Before you apply

• To conform to U.S. Government technology export regulations, you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to

About the company

DS creates systems that power the next generation of radio spectrum intelligence. They collect radio data, train neural networks to decipher it, and run them on small chips.