AnySignal

Senior RF Hardware Engineer

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Los Angeles, CA

In-Office

100K-190K Annually

Mid level

Software

The Role

As an RF Electronics Engineer, you'll design and test RF devices, collaborate with teams on product development, and ensure compliance with space-grade standards.

Summary Generated by Built In

AnySignal is a startup whose mission is to usher in the next generation of RF products and services. For the most demanding space and defense missions, AnySignal provides a flexible platform with world-class performance that is easy to deploy, monitor, purchase, and upgrade.

Our team has a diverse range of backgrounds that cover cloud computing to artificial intelligence, communications and sensing, embedded systems, and much more.

As an RF Electronics Engineer on the Space team, you will be responsible for owning the design, manufacture, test, and deployment of highly integrated RF devices used by a large number of space customers. You will work with a small team of software, hardware, and FPGA engineers to shepherd the product from initial design to vehicle integration, taking a full-stack approach to building robust space communications systems.

Responsibilities

Perform trades and analysis on board and system architecture and component selection
Bringup and test of new designs
Coordinate with digital electronics engineers to bridge analog and digital domains
Design for performance under space-grade acceptance, qualification, and compliance requirements, and build test plans for acceptance and qualification campaigns
Work with mechanical engineers to ensure proper thermal dissipation of the device
Work with supply chain counterparts to enable rapid manufacture and iteration of devices
Troubleshoot new RF PCBAs
Test and validate RF performance metrics in new designs

Required Skills

Robust experience designing circuitry in microwave bands across the entirety of the RF data conversion and frontend chains
Demonstrable experience with the end-to-end PCB design process, including schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly
Experience with electronic design and analysis tools such as Keysight ADS, Ansys HFSS, and Altium Designer
Excellent understanding of RF metrics such as S-parameters, P1dB, noise figure, channel power, and EVM
Strong experience with design and analysis of RF cascades, link budgets, and noise analysis
Experience with test instruments (oscilloscopes, power supplies, VNAs, spectrum analyzers)
Experience with low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, mixers, ADCs/DACs, phased locked loops, oscillators, filters

Desired Skills

Experience building complex PCBs in Altium Designer
Experience selecting components for radiation-susceptible environments
Experience working with AD9361, Xilinx RFSoC, and similar digital-analog conversion interfaces
Solid experience soldering and reworking boards (0402 SMP components, QFN packages)
Experience performing communications link modeling and solid understanding of DSP fundamentals
Knowledge of antenna design, simulation, and measurement in near-field/far-field regimes
Experience working with high-PAPR signals and knowledge of DPD concepts

Please feel free to apply even if you do not have 100% of the required skills listed

In order to comply with the space technology export rules of the U.S. Government, such as the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), it is necessary to be a U.S. citizen, a lawful U.S. permanent resident, a protected individual as specified by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or possess eligibility to secure the necessary authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. For additional information on ITAR, please seek further details.

AnySignal values and fosters an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and customers feel respected, supported and able to participate. We welcome applications from: women, Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, visible minorities, veterans, people who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ and others who may contribute to diversification in our environment.

Should you have a need for accommodation, AnySignal will endeavor to meet your accommodation needs. At any stage of the recruitment and selection process you may make your needs for accommodation known through contacting our team, in confidence, by email to: [email protected]. We aim to provide equal access to all applicants with disabilities, please do not hesitate to contact us about accommodations.