Senior RF Engineering Supervisor
About The Position
The Senior RF Engineering Supervisor is a hands-on player-coach role at the TTC facility in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The supervisor leads experienced RF design professionals developing products used in flight-test applications, supporting the product lifecycle from requirements definition through production release and sustaining support. The role combines team leadership and project oversight with RF design, simulation, analysis, troubleshooting, and customer engagement. The position supports TTC’s telemetry and data-acquisition products, which are used across military aircraft, spacecraft, missile programs, flight-test centers, and commercial and business aviation programs. The role may involve exposure to export-controlled information and additional security screening.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- At least 15 years of experience.
- At least 2 years in a management or leadership role.
- Experience designing RF circuits and understanding small- and large-signal parameters, including matching networks, gain analysis, and active filtering.
- Understanding of the performance characteristics of passive and active circuits, including amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, filters, and PLLs.
- Experience with schematic-capture and PCB-layout tools.
- Familiarity with RF waveforms such as PCMFM, SOQPSK, BPSK, and QPSK.
- Familiarity with transmitter and receiver architecture designs.
- Experience supporting Operations with product deployment and sustaining activities.
- Experience supporting Sales and Program Management on customer-focused programs.
- Ability to work independently and coordinate cross-functional design teams.
- Excellent communication, planning, and leadership skills.
Nice To Haves
- MSEE with 15 years of experience.
- Logic design experience using Xilinx, Microsemi, or Intel FPGAs.
- Experience designing and implementing digital filters using MATLAB/Simulink.
- Six Sigma Black Belt.
Responsibilities
- Supervise an experienced team of RF design professionals working on RF circuits across specified frequency and power ranges.
- Guide RF circuit design, simulation, and analysis, including matching networks, gain analysis, and active filtering.
- Design, simulate, and analyze DC power supplies and analog and RF circuits using tools such as Ansys HFSS, Microwave Office, and PSpice.
- Support the design process from requirements creation through production release.
- Conduct SRR, PDR, and CDR design reviews and address associated action items.
- Use RF test equipment to troubleshoot, debug, and optimize products.
- Perform de-rating and reliability analyses.
- Support in-house and customer-requested root-cause corrective actions and product-sustaining activities.
- Support Operations with new-product deployment and sustaining activities.
- Support Sales and Program Management on customer-focused programs.
- Coordinate cross-functional design teams to support successful product development.
- Perform employee assessments, including screening and hiring prospective candidates.
- Manage team execution against project budgets and schedules.
- Track, report, and present project performance to senior leadership.
- Support customer engagements from RFQ inception through the product development cycle.
- Support customers with RF link margin analysis.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing
- Health and wellness benefits
- Learning and development opportunities
- Referral program
- Competitive pay
- Recognition
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Inclusive and supportive culture
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
