Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer, RF

Echodyne Corp•Kirkland, WA

4h•$137,196 - $205,382

About The Position

Echodyne is seeking a Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer, RF to join our Sustaining Engineering team, responsible for ensuring the long-term performance, reliability, and manufacturability of Echodyne’s fielded and in-production radar products. In this role, you will work closely with other sustaining engineers and partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Test, Quality, and Supply Chain to diagnose issues, resolve defects, and implement durable design improvements that protect product integrity across the entire lifecycle. Echodyne builds the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radars, combining metamaterials with advanced RF, analog/mixed-signal, and digital architectures. Sustaining these complex systems requires deep RF expertise, disciplined engineering rigor, and a strong sense of ownership. This role is central to that mission. The Senior Electrical Sustaining Engineer, RF serves as a technical authority for RF sustaining efforts across multiple radar product lines. You will own investigations into RF subsystem defects, drive corrective and preventative actions, develop and verify RF design updates, and guide production support activities that maintain product quality and yield. You will work in a matrixed environment, supporting multiple programs and collaborating with cross-functional teams, while maintaining strong alignment with the Sustaining Engineering organization and its mission to ensure every released design remains robust and supportable throughout its life.

Requirements

Understanding of RF fundamentals and metrics (gain, NF, P1dB, IP3, return-loss, bandwidth, noise sources, linearity)
Experience with RF laboratory equipment (VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, RF switches, amplifiers)
Experience performing RF chain/cascade analysis and interpreting S-parameters, Smith charts, and stability/noise models
Experience driving RCA/CAPA efforts and leading technical investigations
Familiarity with DFM/DFA/DFT practices for RF circuits and manufacturable PCB layouts
Ability to interpret schematics, guide design updates, and understand multi-subsystem interactions
Experience collaborating in a cross-functional hardware environment
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field
6 or more years of hands-on RF/microwave hardware experience, including debugging and verification of RF printed circuit assemblies
Eligibility to handle export-controlled information (ITAR/EAR)

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting production in a high-mix electronics environment
Familiarity with RF simulation workflows (ADS, Microwave Office, HFSS/CST, or equivalents)
Experience qualifying component alternates and managing EOL transitions
Background sustaining high-reliability commercial or mission-critical RF hardware
Experience contributing to ECO packages, test updates, and release documentation

Responsibilities

Lead RF root-cause investigations, failure analysis, and corrective/preventative actions for radar product components and subsystems
Perform advanced RF debugging, measurements, and data analysis on radar RF assemblies
Develop, verify, and document RF design updates driven by reliability, yield, or component lifecycle needs
Evaluate alternate RF components and support qualification of replacements
Analyze production and test data to identify trends, escapes, or performance drifts
Support manufacturing teams in improving RF test coverage, debug flows, and yield
Collaborate with Systems, DevOps PCB, Firmware, Test, and Quality teams to maintain robust subsystem performance
Contribute to ECO packages and sustaining documentation