Responsible for designing and testing high-power RF amplifiers for defense applications, including simulation, PCB layout, and integration of components.
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Advanced Defense Technology / RF Systems
Clearance Requirements: U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contracting
About the Company
Join a cutting-edge engineering team working on next-generation RF and microwave solutions that enable mission-critical defense applications. Our company designs high-performance, software-defined systems that push the boundaries of what’s possible with RF power and intelligent signal control.
Role Summary
We’re looking for an experienced RF Design Engineer to take ownership of the design, simulation, and testing of high-power RF amplifier modules. You'll work across the full development lifecycle—evaluating components, designing circuits, integrating off-the-shelf parts, and verifying system performance. If you’re passionate about RF design and want to contribute to real-world solutions in national defense and security, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do
Qualifications
Required:
Why Join Us?
Ready to bring your RF design expertise to a high-impact team? Apply now and help shape the future of advanced defense systems.
Employment Type: Full-Time
Industry: Advanced Defense Technology / RF Systems
Clearance Requirements: U.S. Citizenship required due to federal contracting
About the Company
Join a cutting-edge engineering team working on next-generation RF and microwave solutions that enable mission-critical defense applications. Our company designs high-performance, software-defined systems that push the boundaries of what’s possible with RF power and intelligent signal control.
Role Summary
We’re looking for an experienced RF Design Engineer to take ownership of the design, simulation, and testing of high-power RF amplifier modules. You'll work across the full development lifecycle—evaluating components, designing circuits, integrating off-the-shelf parts, and verifying system performance. If you’re passionate about RF design and want to contribute to real-world solutions in national defense and security, this is the role for you.
What You’ll Do
- Design and simulate high-power RF amplifiers for CW and pulsed applications (sub-10GHz)
- Evaluate and integrate off-the-shelf components such as MMICs, discrete transistors, splitters, and combiners
- Guide PCB layout, schematic capture, and support board fabrication and bring-up
- Perform bench testing using equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and load pull setups
- Optimize circuit performance for gain, efficiency, thermal stability, and impedance matching
- Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, and systems engineering to ensure first-pass success
- Develop test plans and support system/subsystem validation
- Assist with manufacturing and process improvement initiatives
- Interface with vendors to evaluate new components and capabilities
Qualifications
Required:
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (RF/Microwave focus preferred)
- 5+ years of experience in broadband high-power amplifier design (UHF to C-band or similar)
- Proficiency with RF simulation tools (e.g., Keysight ADS, Cadence AWR)
- Experience with schematic capture, PCB design collaboration, and RF circuit analysis
- Familiarity with test and measurement equipment for RF components
- Solid understanding of impedance matching techniques and power amplifier architectures
- Experience with 3D EM modeling (e.g., HFSS, CST, Feko)
- Exposure to RF filter design
- Prior involvement in low-to-medium volume production environments (dozens to hundreds of units)
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly collaborative engineering environment
Why Join Us?
- Work on game-changing RF tech that makes a difference
- Small team, big impact: your contributions matter
- Flexible, dynamic engineering culture with strong mentorship
- Competitive compensation and benefits
Ready to bring your RF design expertise to a high-impact team? Apply now and help shape the future of advanced defense systems.
Similar Jobs
Aerospace • Other
Develop RF front-end modules for Starlink Mobile network, including design, simulation, fabrication, testing, and optimization of multi-chip modules containing RF components.
Top Skills:
AdsAwrBawHfssMatlabMicrowave EngineeringPythonRfRficSaw
Aerospace • Other
Develop and optimize RF front-end modules for Starlink Mobile, including design, simulation, integration, and production tasks with a focus on advanced RF technologies.
Top Skills:
AdsAwrBaw FiltersHfssMatlabMulti-Chip Modules (Mcms)PythonRf/Microwave EngineeringRfic EngineeringSaw Filters
Artificial Intelligence • Hardware • Robotics • Software
The role involves developing and integrating wireless systems for drones, focusing on RF performance, cellular hardware, and certification processes. Responsibilities include system architecture definition, product validation, and cross-functional collaboration to optimize wireless connectivity and performance.
Top Skills:
5GAnsys HfssBluetoothGps/GnssKeysight AdsLteRf SystemsWifi
What you need to know about the Los Angeles Tech Scene
Los Angeles is a global leader in entertainment, so it’s no surprise that many of the biggest players in streaming, digital media and game development call the city home. But the city boasts plenty of non-entertainment innovation as well, with tech companies spanning verticals like AI, fintech, e-commerce and biotech. With major universities like Caltech, UCLA, USC and the nearby UC Irvine, the city has a steady supply of top-flight tech and engineering talent — not counting the graduates flocking to Los Angeles from across the world to enjoy its beaches, culture and year-round temperate climate.
Key Facts About Los Angeles Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 375,800; 5.5% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Snap, Netflix, SpaceX, Disney, Google
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, adtech, media, software, game development
- Funding Landscape: $11.6 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Strong Ventures, Fifth Wall, Upfront Ventures, Mucker Capital, Kittyhawk Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: California Institute of Technology, UCLA, University of Southern California, UC Irvine, Pepperdine, California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, Center for Quantum Science and Engineering
