RF Design Engineer

Skydio
San Mateo
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)Experience: 3+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Independence","Communication","Problem-solving"]

RF Design Engineer at Skydio responsible for advancing wireless system performance through collaboration with EE/RF/Antenna teams, defining system requirements, designing wireless solutions across multiple bands, debugging desense, and supporting end-to-end product development from conception to production testing. Requires a strong analog/digital/mixed-signal background with hands-on RF design experience and independent work ethic.

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Skydio
Skydio
6 months ago

RF Design Engineer

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Job Summary

RF Design Engineer at Skydio responsible for advancing wireless system performance through collaboration with EE/RF/Antenna teams, defining system requirements, designing wireless solutions across multiple bands, debugging desense, and supporting end-to-end product development from conception to production testing. Requires a strong analog/digital/mixed-signal background with hands-on RF design experience and independent work ethic.
Location: San Mateo
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Design (Product/UX/UI/Visual)
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Collaborate with EE, RF, Antenna design and PD teams to maximize the performance of the system designs.
  • •Define system level requirements and specifications.
  • •Design and implement wireless solutions in a variety of technologies and standards across multiple frequency bands.
  • •Perform circuit level analysis to debug design and desense issues and characterize nature of aggressor/victim.
  • •Identify noise source and support system level integration

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health Insurance401kPaid LeaveHoliday Pay

Key Requirements

  • •MS in Electrical Engineering
  • •3+ years of experience in wireless design and desense evaluation of consumer grade products
  • •Knowledgeable in analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design and analysis
  • •Excellent technical understanding of radio technologies: WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth and GPS
  • •Experience with PCB layout design and schematic
Experience:3+ yearsWirelessRFEmbedded
Education:Master's in Electrical Engineering
Skills:IndependenceCommunicationProblem-solving
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AnsysKeysight ADSWiFiLTEBluetoothGPSPCBSchematicEMI/EMCESD

Company Brief

Skydio
Designs and manufactures autonomous consumer and enterprise drones using AI-powered vision and navigation systems for inspection, mapping, public safety, and industrial applications. Focuses on rugged, fully autonomous flight and end-to-end drone solutions.
Industry: Drones & Aerial Logistics
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Mateo, United States
Founded: 2014
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