RF Systems Engineer

The role

The RF Systems Engineer will define and optimize end-to-end wireless systems connecting edge devices. You will own system-level models, simulations, and architectural decisions for sensor communication.

What you will do

• Lead RF and wireless system architecture including modeling and performance validation
• Root-cause and optimize performance across PHY, MAC, and network layers
• Test interoperability with third-party devices and ensure standards compliance
• Develop automated RF planning and deployment modeling tools
• Collaborate with firmware and software teams to expose RF and network health metrics
• Define multi-radio system architectures for backhaul and high-throughput paths
• Build simulation, modeling, and test infrastructure
• Drive field validation and OTA testing across industrial and large-area deployments
• Work cross-functionally with hardware, firmware, and software teams
• Optimize end-to-end system behavior across routing, addressing, QoS, NAT, DHCP, VLANs, and multi-radio backhaul paths

Required qualifications

• Strong background in RF system modeling, link-level simulation, and channel modeling
• Deep expertise in 802.11 PHY/MAC—especially 802.11ah (HaLow)—or similar low-power, long-range RF technologies
• Experience with RF field surveys, propagation analysis, and deployment validation
• Strong experience configuring and debugging RF devices on Linux-based platforms
• Hands-on experience with RF/system modeling tools (MATLAB, Simulink, NS-3)
• Hands-on experience with lab instrumentation (VNA, spectrum analyzer, OTA chambers)
• Experience supporting DVT, FCC/CE certification, production RF tuning, and large-scale operational deployments

About the company

Specter builds video sensors with AI agents to automate the physical world. The team is small and fast growing, with members from Anduril, Tesla, Uber, and the U.S. Special Forces.