RF Product Engineer

Crane Aerospace and Electronics has an exciting opportunity for a RF Product Engineer at our Chandler, AZ location. Build the future of aerospace and defense technology. Crane Aerospace & Electronics is a trusted leader in mission-critical RF, microwave, and electronic solutions that power the world’s most advanced aerospace and defense systems—from deep-space satellite payloads to next-generation electronic warfare platforms. At our Chandler, Arizona facility, you’ll join a collaborative engineering team that designs and sustains high-reliability microwave products used in some of the toughest environments imaginable. It’s a place where innovation, technical challenge, and career growth come together in a family-first community known for its great schools, sunshine, and outdoor lifestyle. What You’ll Do As an RF Product Engineer, you’ll take ownership of product design, performance, and sustainment for cutting-edge aerospace and defense applications. You’ll collaborate across engineering, manufacturing, and quality to ensure reliability, manufacturability, and compliance from concept through production. Key responsibilities include: • Lead technical design and analysis of RF and microwave products, ensuring performance, cost, and quality objectives are met. • Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for product issues; implement design improvements and modernization. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (operations, quality, and business units) to meet schedule, cost, and reliability targets. • Plan and manage project activities, budgets, and technical deliverables. • Prepare detailed technical documentation, reports, and design reviews to meet customer and program requirements. • Support continuous improvement through Kaizen and 5S initiatives. What You Bring • Education: BS in Engineering (Master’s or PhD preferred). • Experience: 5 years of relevant engineering experience in RF/microwave, electronics, or aerospace. • Technical Expertise: • Analog and digital circuit design • Micro-electronics, magnetics, and high-power circuit design • Switching power supply topologies • ASIC, VHDL, and microprocessor core design • Hardware/software integration • DO-254 and DO-160 compliance, EMC and lightning design • Modeling, simulation, and analysis Eligibility Requirement: This position requires access to controlled data or information and therefore only US persons will be considered. As a US Department of Defense contractor, we are bound by the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). Applicants selected could be subject to a Government security investigation and must meet the eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Join us as an RF Product Engineer and bring your RF expertise to programs that matter—to defense, space, and the future of secure communications. You can see a list of our benefits at https://www.craneae.com/company/careers or visit our website at www.cranemicrowave.com for more information on our company and great opportunities. This description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work being performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Crane Company. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, general identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. At Crane, we believe that attracting and retaining the highest quality people is the best insurance of success. Our goal is to recruit talented people and train them within a culture that calls for performance with trust and respect. Join us. The unique backgrounds and differences of our associates make us stronger, more capable, and more successful. Beyond an associate’s base compensation, we reward and reinforce wellbeing with a compelling package of both cash and non-cash benefits, including comprehensive health, wellness incentives, assistance with retirement savings, paid time off, paid holidays, and tuition reimbursement — as well as performance-based bonus programs for certain positions. Crane prioritizes career development for our associates. All associates receive an annual development plan that includes a mixture of on-the-job coaching and formal training experiences to support individual development needs. We firmly believe in associate growth that supports career progression and we will proactively support your ongoing career development.