Senior RF Engineer

Mach
United States
Full timeUSD 160,000 - 210,000 annuallyFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem solving"]

Design and develop next-generation defense RF technologies, including RF front ends and transceivers for UAV, missile, and advanced weapon systems. Lead schematic capture and PCB layout for high-speed RF circuits, validate prototypes and production designs with lab test equipment, and troubleshoot EMI/RFI. Analyze field performance data, support integration into aircraft/systems, and contribute to embedded software development while partnering across engineering disciplines.

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Senior RF Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and develop next-generation defense RF technologies, including RF front ends and transceivers for UAV, missile, and advanced weapon systems. Lead schematic capture and PCB layout for high-speed RF circuits, validate prototypes and production designs with lab test equipment, and troubleshoot EMI/RFI. Analyze field performance data, support integration into aircraft/systems, and contribute to embedded software development while partnering across engineering disciplines.
Location: United States
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design RF front ends and transceivers for next-generation products including phased arrays, transmitters, and receivers.
  • •Develop RF schematics and PCB layouts for RF transceivers and high-speed circuits.
  • •Use best practices to minimize and troubleshoot EMI/RFI issues.
  • •Validate prototype and production designs using test equipment such as signal generators, spectrum/signal analyzers, network analyzers, power meters, and noise figure meters.
  • •Analyze in-the-field RF performance data to debug issues and improve performance, supporting integration of RF/microwave designs into aircraft and systems.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 160,000 - 210,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionRetirement SavingsPaid LeaveLearning Budget

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of RF design and development experience
  • •Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
  • •Strong RF fundamentals including impedance matching, power metrics (IP3, IMD, harmonic distortion, phase noise), and microwave network analysis
  • •Hands-on RF simulation experience with tools such as AWR MWO, Keysight ADS, or Genesys
  • •Familiarity with Altium Designer and Matlab
Experience:5+ yearsDefenseRF design
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AWR MWOKeysight ADSGenesysAltium DesignerMatlabRF front endsPhased arraysMatching networksFilter synthesisLNAsMixersVGAPLL/SynthesizersVCOsEMI/RFIPCB layoutSignal generatorsSpectrum analyzersNetwork analyzersPower meters

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Mach
Designs and manufactures unmanned systems, tactical engines, and decentralized defense manufacturing infrastructure (Forge) to scale production of autonomous aerial systems and related propulsion for U.S. defense customers and partners.
Industry: Defense Manufacturing
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Valuation: USD 250M to 500M
Funding: Series B
Headquarters: Huntington Beach, United States
Founded: 2023
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