Senior Principal MMIC Design Engineer

Overview

Senior Principal MMIC Design Engineer at Teledyne Technologies Incorporated. Be visionary. Teledyne Microwave Solutions provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets requiring advanced technology and high reliability in aerospace and defense, factory automation, environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Teledyne Microwave Solutions has over 50 years of experience in the design, development, and manufacture of sophisticated microwave/RF components and integrated assemblies for demanding challenges. Our products and capabilities are sought after by civilian and military organizations spanning global markets including Aviation, Communication, Electronic Warfare (EW/ECM/CIED), Industrial, Missile/UAV, Radar, Satcom, Space, and Test and Measurement. We invest heavily in R&D to maintain the ability to offer the world’s most advanced MW/RF capabilities for current and emerging challenges.

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior MMIC Designer to develop state-of-the-art GaN and GaAs MMICs for high-power amplifiers, hybrid modules, and advanced RF/microwave subsystems. This role includes integration of MMICs into modules and enhancing the company’s hybrid RF/microwave designs. The Senior MMIC Designer will lead designs from concept through production, contribute to the product roadmap, mentor junior designers, and collaborate with customers, marketing, program management, manufacturing, and senior leadership.

Candidates must demonstrate deep technical expertise, a strong foundation in RF/microwave circuit design, and a passion for innovation. This role requires building fundamental building blocks and design methodologies for MMIC product development while meeting aggressive time-to-market schedules.

• Perform detailed design, simulation, layout, and validation of advanced GaN and GaAs MMIC products, with a focus on high-power amplifiers operating at RF, microwave, and millimeter-wave frequencies.
• Define MMIC specifications based on system-level customer requirements and trade-off analyses.
• Utilize industry-standard simulation tools (ADS, Cadence AWR, HFSS, Sonnet, AXIEM) for linear, nonlinear, and electromagnetic analysis.
• Support laboratory validation, including S-parameters, output power, efficiency, load-pull, noise figure, and linearity measurements.
• Provide technical mentorship and guidance to junior designers and engineering teams.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the product development cycle (program management, mechanical, manufacturing, sales, quality, leadership).
• Assist in proposal efforts, system architecture studies, and internal R&D planning activities.
• Ensure timely project execution while contributing to continuous process improvements and design best practices.
• Document design activities, development processes, and design reviews in accordance with company and industry standards.

• BSEE with 18+ years or MSEE with 15+ years of experience in RF/MMIC design.
• Strong theoretical background in RF/microwave distributed-element circuits and transmission lines.
• Proven track record of successful MMIC product releases to production, preferably for high-frequency and/or high-power applications (X-band, K-band, Ka-band, mmWave preferred).
• Expertise in electromagnetic simulation techniques.
• Familiarity with small-signal and large-signal models of GaAs HEMTs and GaN-on-SiC HEMTs.
• Experience with PCB and hybrid module design, including MMIC and hybrid circuit integration.
• Proficient in nonlinear simulation, Cripps Analysis, and stability analysis using loop-gain methods.
• Strong understanding of load-pull contours and the use of load-pull data to optimize high-power amplifier designs.
• Expertise in MMIC power amplifier design, including nonlinear circuit design and simulation (harmonic balance, load-pull), impedance matching for high-power/high-PAE amplifiers,…