The Role
Owns complex board-level RF circuit and antenna designs from architecture and simulation through debugging, regulatory compliance, and factory bring-up. Designs transmitters, receivers, antennas, power supplies, and supporting circuits across 800 MHz–8 GHz. Responsibilities include prototyping, component selection, lab testing, EMI/EMC troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, product integration, and collaboration with manufacturing partners. The role also contributes to product requirements, technology roadmaps, and RF innovation patents.
Summary Generated by Built In
As an Advanced RF/Antenna Engineer, you will own highly complex, board-level RF circuit and antenna designs from initial architecture and simulation through to lab debugging, regulatory compliance, and global factory bring-up. You are responsible for designing transmitters, receivers, and Antennas in the 800MHz to 8GHz range, In this hands-on role you will have the ability to innovate at the cutting edge of location technology and actively generate high-impact patents.
This role requires a minimum of 3-days per week in Long Island, 2 days remote (US).
Job Responsibilities:
- RF Receiver, Transmitter, and Antenna design, analysis and product integration.
- Conducts RF system implementation throughout a product design cycle.
- Designs Power Supplies, and other supporting circuits.
- Handles part selection, prototyping, factory bring up and lab bench debug and root cause analysis.
- Works with internal cross-functional teams and external JDM/CMs to successfully bring RFID products to market.
- Supports EMI/EMC trouble shooting and validation.
- Architects, designs, and supports development, and testing of RF design solutions to several highly- complex technical projects.
- Creates specifications and provides input for product requirements.
- Contributes to technology roadmap process.
- Prioritizes quality and seeks out improvements in all aspects of the RF projects.
Qualifications:
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree and 5+ years' experience or Master's degree and 4+ years' experience
- Experience with board level RF circuit design required
- Must have RF Impedance Matching experience and understanding of Smith Chart for RF Design
- Experience with Antenna design and measurements required
- Must be familiar with VNA’s, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, RF Power Meters.
- Must have some design experience with Class A/AB Power Amplifiers (up to 5W)
- Ability to work hands on (direct testing/troubleshooting/matching/soldering) required
- Experience with RF Simulation Software (i.e. ADS/CST) required
Preferred Requirements:
- Familiarity with Power Supply Regulator design as it pertains to RF Circuits/Power Amplifiers
- Prior knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout viewer (for layout reviews)
- RF design experience in the 800MHz to 8GHz range
- RF Design experience for UHF RFID Readers a big plus
- Familiar with RF Receiver design and measurements.
- RF System level design experience(RFID, UWB)
- Experience with ADS, CST, Cadence design tools
- Experience with WWAN/BLE/Wi-Fi/LoRa/GPS RF design
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience, or master's degree with 4+ years of experience
- Board-level RF circuit design experience
- RF impedance matching experience and understanding of Smith Charts
- Antenna design and measurement experience
- Familiarity with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and RF power meters
- Experience designing Class A/AB power amplifiers up to 5W
- Hands-on testing, troubleshooting, matching, and soldering ability
- Experience with RF simulation software such as ADS or CST
- Power supply regulator design knowledge for RF circuits and power amplifiers
- Schematic capture and PCB layout viewer familiarity
- RF design experience in the 800 MHz to 8 GHz range
- UHF RFID reader RF design experience
- RF receiver design and measurement familiarity
- RF system-level design experience with RFID or UWB
- Experience with ADS, CST, or Cadence design tools
- WWAN, BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, or GPS RF design experience
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Numentica is a consulting firm specializing in software product development, business intelligence, data management, data analytics, AI, and cloud services, focusing on digital transformation.
