Senior RF Electrical Engineer

POSITION: Senior RF Electrical Engineer

LOCATION: Grand Rapids, MI 85027 (Onsite, Monday – Friday, 9/80 schedules – Every other Friday off)

COMPENSATION: $155,000 base salary 8% incentive bonus (potential flex on the salary)

BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability & Life Insurance, FSA, HSA, PTO, Parental Leave, 401(k), Tuition/Education Assistance, EAP

OVERVIEW

Seeking a Senior RF Electrical Engineer to support development of a flagship platform (T-Cube Cast). This is a hands-on RF design role where you’ll own key portions of the radio chain - contributing from system-level architecture down to component-level design, layout, and test. You’ll play a critical role in bridging junior and senior talent on the team, helping drive design decisions while actively building and validating RF hardware.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Own design of key transmitter or receiver sections, from block diagram through detailed schematic and layout
• Perform RF/analog circuit design across the full signal chain (front-end, up/down conversion, synthesizers, etc.)
• Derive hardware requirements from system-level specifications and translate them into functional designs
• Develop gain budgets, noise analysis, and filtering strategies to meet performance targets
• Perform lab testing, validation, and/or simulation modeling to verify performance
• Support EMI/EMC and environmental qualification (DO-160, MIL-STD)
• Collaborate with systems, mechanical, and software teams to meet performance and integration goals
• Participate in design reviews and present technical findings to leadership and customers
• Support design verification, peer reviews, and transition to production

FIRST 90 DAYS – WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE:

• Take ownership of a major section of the radio (TX or RX), driving it from architecture through detailed design
• Provide strong RF design leadership, helping guide technical direction and mentor less experienced engineers

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 8–10 years of hands-on RF design experience
• Strong understanding of RF components, including ADCs, DACs, amplifiers, oscillators, mixers, filters, and attenuators
• Experience with S-parameters, impedance matching, and cascade analysis
• Solid grasp of gain budgets, noise figure, linearity, and system-level RF performance
• Experience designing and implementing RF filtering solutions
• Bachelor’s or higher in Electrical Engineering with focus in RF, electromagnetics, or microwave theory

NICE-TO-HAVE EXPERIENCE

• Experience designing RF circuit card assemblies across UHF to E-band frequencies (especially L-band ~1 GHz)
• Background working on RF subsystems such as synthesizers, converters, and front-end electronics
• Experience with RF simulation/modeling tools (HFSS, AWR Microwave Office, ADS)
• Strong understanding of noise modeling concepts (Eb/No, BER, receiver sensitivity, noise temperature)
• Familiarity with temperature effects, impedance matching (standard and non-standard), and RF isolation strategies

Compensation:

$155,000 per year, starting base salary

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefits include:

-Comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability insurance

-401(k) program with 6% match

-Parental Leave

-Tuition/Education assistance

-PTO

-HSA, FSA

-Employee Assistance Program