Senior RF Design & Test Engineer

Costa Mesa, California, United States; Mountain View, California, United States. Posted a month ago

The role

You will design and test RF hardware to meet performance and regulatory requirements. This involves designing RF circuits, antennas, and subsystems while performing bench and chamber testing.

What you will do

Ensure RF designs comply with military and commercial communication system standards.
Support spectrum authorization and certification processes for military RF systems.
Evaluate designs against SAR and military RF exposure limits.
Assess coexistence and desense between onboard radios.
Bench and chamber test RF hardware and antennas.
Partner with EMC and mechanical engineering to root-cause failures.
Design RF circuits and subsystems including front-ends, amplifiers, filters, and transceivers.
Perform link budget and system-level RF analysis.
Design and integrate antennas and antenna arrays.
Support GPS/GNSS receiver design and integration.

Required qualifications

Familiarity with military and commercial communication system compliance standards.
Familiarity with SAR and military RF exposure limits.
Experience with multi-radio coexistence and desense analysis.
Proficiency with RF bench equipment (VNA, spectrum analyzer, signal generator).
Prior experience testing antennas in antenna/anechoic chambers.
Hands-on experience designing and testing RF circuits, subsystems, or antennas, including antenna arrays.
Working knowledge of GPS/GNSS receiver architectures, active antenna bias circuits, and RF connector/mechanical interface design.
Strong background in schematic reviews, CAD analysis, and RF/high-speed PCB layout best practices.
Proficiency with 3D EM simulation software (e.g., Ansys HFSS, Altair FEKO, or CST Studio Suite).
Ability to travel up to 10%.

Nice to have

Exposure to spectrum authorization or certification processes for military RF systems.

Benefits

Comprehensive, competitive benefits package available at little to no cost to employees.

Before you apply

Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a clearance.
Consent to pre-employment risk, integrity, and due diligence screening.

About the company

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.