Principal RF Engineer

Heaviside Industries • Marina Del Rey, CA

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About The Position

Heaviside Industries is hiring a Principal RF Engineer to design and develop RF subsystems for precision munitions intended to operate in GPS-denied and spectrum-jammed environments. The role spans RF circuit design, prototyping, product integration, testing, verification and validation, and transition to manufacturing. The engineer will work closely with electrical, mechanical, firmware, DSP, and other software engineers, as well as customers and stakeholders, to improve RF subsystem performance and bring products from concept through market release.

Heaviside conducts engineering and manufacturing in-house at its Los Angeles, California headquarters and Oslo, Norway office. The position requires eligibility to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance, and candidates must meet applicable U.S. Government export-control requirements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience designing complex RF systems.
• Background in electrical engineering with a strong emphasis on electromagnetic and/or RF theory, or equivalent project work.
• Hands-on experience designing and prototyping RF circuits, performing benchtop bring-up, and conducting probe analysis.
• Deep experience using debugging and RF analysis equipment.
• Demonstrable experience designing low-size, weight, and power RF circuit products.
• Experience as an individual-contributor engineer designing and bringing a new RF product from concept to market release.
• Expertise in multistage conversion chains, including local-oscillator synthesis and mixer optimization.
• Demonstrable experience designing RF products with low-noise amplifiers and performing multistage cascade analysis.
• Hands-on experience with simulation tools such as ADS and other common industry software.
• Ability to engage technically with firmware, DSP, and other software engineers to optimize the front-end interface.
• Clear, concise written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to author technical proposals for customers.
• History of working with cross-disciplinary mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.
• Must meet U.S. Government export-control eligibility requirements: be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain required U.S. Department of State authorizations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing PCBs and knowledge of PCB material sciences, including use of Altium.
• Ability to discuss at-home hardware projects, current or past, in depth.
• Proven ability to mentor more junior RF engineers.

Responsibilities

• Design complex RF circuits for passive and active devices.
• Work with electrical engineering to prototype new RF product PCBs.
• Integrate RF systems with platforms.
• Conduct benchtop bring-up using RF and EMI/EMC test equipment.
• Perform field testing and analyze results.
• Create and execute verification and validation plans for complete product field testing.
• Plan new product and feature development and present plans to stakeholders.
• Assist with the transition from development to manufacturing.
• Work with customers to identify technical improvements to RF subsystem performance.
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary mechanical, electrical, and software engineering teams.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time hires may receive long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Access to medical coverage.
• Access to vision coverage.
• Access to dental coverage.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Education Level: No Education Listed