Senior RF Design Engineer

Motorola Solutions•San Diego, CA

1d•$140,000 - $190,000•Onsite

About The Position

Silvus is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer reporting to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate in all aspects of the design process to develop the RF subsystem for Silvus’ StreamCaster MANET product line. This position is 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, at our office in Rancho Bernardo, North San Diego, CA.

Requirements

Bachelors of Science (or higher) in Electrical Engineering.
Minimum 5 years of multi-GHz RF hardware development experience.
Good working knowledge of RF board layout, fabrication, and packaging.
Hands-on experience with solving EMI, harmonics, spurious, and stability issues.
Experience using RF simulation tools (i.e. AWR Microwave Office, Altium).
Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. Citizen, or U.S. Permanent Resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
All employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check and drug test.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.
Excellent bench skills.
Proactive approach to problem-solving.
Detail-oriented and a firm commitment to quality.
Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Antenna to baseband RF subsystem design using discrete circuitry or highly integrated RFICs.
Discrete design includes PLL, LNA, Mixers, PA etc.
Implementing or supervising schematic capture and PCB layout.
RF performance characterization, tuning, and troubleshooting.
Overall system design to ensure good EMI performance.
Ensure circuit board design and overall radio product can pass emission and immunity regulations.
Troubleshoot RF-related production yield problems.
Improve design for manufacturability.
Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.