Radio Frequency Engineer

San Leandro, CA, US

Job Title: RF & Antenna Engineer

Job Location: San Leandro, California

Job Description:

In this role you will be responsible for designing, developing, modifying, and evaluating RF & microwave devices and systems with a focus on antennas. An RF & Antenna Engineer ensures product designs meet company and/or customer requirements in terms of costs, results, and manufacturability of end products.

Essential Functions:

• Development responsibilities include the design of VHF, UHF, and microwave antennas as well as passive, linear components including baluns, power dividers, diplexers, impedance matching networks, hybrids, and filters.
• Application of RF system engineering principles in analysis and derivation of subsystem requirements and subsequent flow down for apertures and RF distribution networks for use with receivers, tuners, signal processors and other components of the RF network.
• Effectively transfer antenna designs to manufacturing and ensure products meet specifications and quality requirements.
• Ensure designs are suitable for production manufacturing.
• RF & Antenna Engineers are expected to support or lead the generation of specification and test documents, create original electrical designs, work jointly with Mechanical Engineering, CAD Designers, Machine Shop and Manufacturing to ensure efficient manufacturing of hardware.
• Conduct and supervise prototype development and testing using state-of-the-art testing facilities.
• Assist in the preparation of proposals including design concepts, costing, writing sections and making presentations to management and customers.

Qualifications:

• BSEE (MSEE preferred) with minimum of 4 years related experience.
• Working knowledge of antennas, phased arrays, beamformers, transmission line theory, and passive RF circuit design. A familiarity with the characteristics and design of various antenna types such as uniform or tapered slot, cavity backed aperture, broadband, wire, and microstrip.
• Hands-on experience performing S-parameter measurements and antenna pattern/gain measurements.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and Matlab.
• Ability to obtain a future Security Clearance is required for the role. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
• Available to work varied shifts, overtime, weekends and travel on occasion

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Experience with one or more Computational Electromagnetic codes such as Ansys HFSS, CST, and FEKO.
• Experience working at an antenna test range (Far-Field Anechoic Chamber, CATR, Outdoor test range).
• Experience working in an Engineering Lab environment.

In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role is $97,000-167,000. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location. Fisica, Inc also offers a variety of benefits, including health and disability insurance, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, EAP, education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays. The specific programs and options available to an employee may vary depending on date of hire, schedule type, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days – totaling 80 hours worked – and have every other Friday off.