Head of RF Engineering
True Talent Solutions Partners Hawthorne, California, United States · $175K–$300K/yr
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About the role
Lead the RF engineering team and own the clean-sheet architecture for high-power directed-energy systems. You will be responsible for designing, validating, and transitioning RF hardware from initial concepts through to production.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires 5 to 12 years of hands-on RF engineering experience with a focus on high-power systems and phased-array technology. Candidates must be eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance and have a proven track record of shipping hardware products.
Full description
About the Role
Lead RF engineering for a defense technology team developing a high-power directed-energy system designed to counter drone threats. This is a hands-on role focused on building and validating the RF architecture before growing the engineering team as the company scales.
What You'll Do
- Own the clean-sheet RF system architecture and guide it through design for manufacturing and production.
- Design and validate high-power RF systems, antenna arrays, and related hardware.
- Use lab equipment such as signal generators and vector network analyzers to test and troubleshoot designs.
- Support phased-array development, electromagnetic simulation, and anechoic chamber testing.
- Apply first-principles engineering to resolve system, performance, and manufacturability challenges.
- Begin as a hands-on individual contributor, then build and lead the RF engineering team as it grows.
What We're Looking For
- 5 to 12 years of RF engineering experience, including hands-on individual-contributor work.
- Experience taking a clean-sheet RF design through DFM and into production.
- Deep experience in high-power RF and analog RF, with practical work in RF system design, antenna systems, MMIC design, or electromagnetics.
- Experience with phased arrays, either at the system level or on a component.
- Familiarity with HFSS, antenna design and simulation, high-power GaN power amplifiers, VNA, signal generators, anechoic chamber testing, and EMI/EMC.
- A record of shipped products or hands-on hardware projects.
- Eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Compensation & Benefits
Base salary is $175,000 to $300,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.
Location
On-site in Hawthorne, United States.
