Senior RF Engineer II (Hardware)

Neros Technologies•Torrance, CA

3d•$225,000 - $315,000

About The Position

Neros is hiring a Senior RF Engineer II (Hardware) to own technical direction and final sign-off for RF hardware implementations across products involving wireless links. The role ensures that link budgets, cascade analysis, spectral performance, RF subsystem requirements, and validation strategies are technically sound before programs proceed. It serves as the company’s deepest RF hardware technical resource for complex connectivity performance issues and provides technical guidance to engineers implementing and validating wireless systems across platforms. The engineer will model, simulate, and validate RF architectures; drive root cause analysis of RF and connectivity issues; and make architectural, component-selection, and implementation trade-offs. The role also guides verification, validation, and production testing, and supports technically sound design proposals across cross-functional teams. Neros is a defense technology company that designs and manufactures unmanned systems. Its culture is described as fast-paced, hands-on, and focused on moving capability from design to deployment. The listed US salary range is $225,000–$315,000 in base salary. Highly competitive equity grants are also considered part of total compensation; actual salary may vary based on experience, education, training, skills, and business considerations.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required.
At least 8 years of professional experience in RF hardware design, RF systems engineering, or wireless product development.
Expert-level ability to build, review, and defend link budgets, cascade analysis, receiver sensitivity analysis, spectral performance analysis, and RF subsystem requirements.
Proven expertise using RF/system simulation tools such as SystemVue, HFSS, ADS, MATLAB, Simulink, or similar for architecture, PCB, antenna, fixture, and system-level analysis.
Deep knowledge of RF hardware architecture, radio standards, antennas, component selection, filtering, gain planning, noise, linearity, and system-level trade-offs.
Demonstrated experience serving as a technical authority or final design reviewer for complex RF hardware implementations.
Strong understanding of verification, validation, production acceptance testing, DFM, and DFT.

Nice To Haves

Master of Science (MSEE) or PhD; an advanced degree focused on RF/microwaves, electromagnetics, communications, or a related field is preferred.
Extensive SystemVue, ADS, or HFSS experience using these tools to make product architecture decisions, not just run isolated simulations.
Experience with antenna integration, embedded wireless products, desense, coexistence, EMI/EMC, and mechanical/RF coupling.
Production RF experience defining production acceptance tests, tuning strategy, yield monitoring, and manufacturing feedback loops.
Technical leadership as a final technical reviewer or principal engineer across multiple products, platforms, or programs.

Responsibilities

Own final technical sign-off for RF hardware implementations across Neros products involving wireless links.
Review and approve link budgets, cascade analysis, spectral performance, and RF subsystem-level requirements.
Set technical direction for how responsible engineers implement, verify, validate, and production-test RF hardware systems.
Use SystemVue, HFSS, ADS, MATLAB, Simulink, and related tools to model, simulate, and validate RF architectures.
Drive root cause analysis for complex RF/connectivity performance issues, including interference, desense, link margin, spectral compliance, and system-level coexistence.
Propose, model, and validate RF architectural decisions, component selections, and implementation trade-offs across platforms.
Provide deep technical guidance to responsible engineers and cross-functional teams so design proposals are technically sound before execution.