Assist in RF hardware testing and qualification for autonomous aircraft systems.
Compensation
Pay within range listed + Bonus + Benefits + Equity
Responsibilities
Execute documented RF test plans and procedures
Characterize RF modules and assemblies for S-parameters, gain and loss, output power, compression, harmonics and spurious emissions, isolation, rejection, noise figure, and receiver sensitivity
Set up and operate vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, noise-figure equipment, programmable power supplies, and related laboratory instruments
Calibrate measurement setups and characterize cables, adapters, attenuators, fixtures, and other sources of measurement error
Develop simple test fixtures, harnesses, interface adapters, and monitoring circuits; perform basic soldering and hardware rework when appropriate
Requirements
Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field
Lead radar architecture development and technical roadmaps, aligning simulation and algorithm development with mission requirements and program objectives.
Locations (2)
Richardson, Texas, United States
Plano, Texas, United States
Compensation
In compliance with pay transparency requirements, the salary range for this role in Texas is $140,500 - $261,500.
Responsibilities
Lead radar architecture development and technical roadmaps, aligning simulation and algorithm development with mission requirements and program objectives.
Develop, integrate, and validate high-fidelity radar models spanning RF front ends, transmit/receive chains, antennas, propagation, target signatures, operational environments, and signal processing.
Design and evaluate radar waveforms and processing algorithms, including pulse compression, Doppler processing, beamforming, detection, and tracking.
Provide technical expertise in electronic protection algorithms, including waveform design, adaptive interference cancellation, and cognitive approaches.
The RF Systems Engineering Advisor leads the development, analysis, and validation of quantitative RF performance models for advanced wireless communication systems, translating system requirements into actionable engineering analyses.
Compensation
Min: $144,361.15 Max: $251,016.03
Responsibilities
Develop comprehensive uplink and downlink RF link budgets for terrestrial, satellite, cellular, private wireless, tactical, and other wireless communications systems.
Translate system-level requirements into quantitative RF performance models, assumptions, calculations, and engineering recommendations.
Calculate, validate, document and maintain key link-budget parameters.
Develop link budgets across varying frequency bands, modulation and coding schemes, bandwidths, antenna configurations, propagation environments, operating conditions, and deployment scenarios.
Perform best-case, nominal, worst-case, and statistical link-budget analyses to assess system performance and risk.
Model RF impairments and hardware effects, including noise figure, gain and loss, phase noise, nonlinearities, dynamic range, I/Q imbalance, and channel mismatch.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree
Graduate Degree
Advanced degree in related technical discipline
Nice to have: Advanced degree in related technical discipline
Nice to have: Experience with phased-array or active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar
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