Senior RF Design Engineer

Silvus Technologies • Los Angeles, CA

20d • $140,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Silvus Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, develops advanced MANET and MIMO communications systems, including its StreamCaster MANET radios and proprietary MN-MIMO waveform for mission-critical communications. The Senior RF Design Engineer will report to the Director of RF Engineering and work on the RF Engineering team, participating in all aspects of the design process for RF subsystems in the StreamCaster product line.

This position is 100% onsite, Monday through Friday, at the company’s office in Rancho Bernardo, North San Diego, California. Rare local travel may be required, such as to Irvine or West Los Angeles. Duties may be assigned or reassigned at management’s discretion.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• At least 5 years of multi-GHz RF hardware development experience.
• Good working knowledge of RF board layout, fabrication, and packaging.
• Hands-on experience solving EMI, harmonic, spurious, and stability issues.
• Experience using RF simulation tools, such as AWR Microwave Office or Altium.
• Must be a U.S. Person (U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident) due to clients under U.S. federal contracts.
• Employment is contingent upon successful completion 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 firmly committed to quality.
• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Design antenna-to-baseband RF subsystems using discrete circuitry or highly integrated RFICs.
• Design discrete RF components such as PLLs, LNAs, mixers, and power amplifiers.
• Implement or supervise schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Characterize, tune, and troubleshoot RF performance.
• Design systems to ensure good EMI performance.
• Ensure circuit board designs and radio products can pass emission and immunity regulations.
• Troubleshoot RF-related production yield problems.
• Improve designs for manufacturability.
• Perform other related duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior