Head of RF Engineering

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.