Senior RF Design Engineer

Job Summary

General Atomics (GA) and its affiliated companies are leading high‑technology systems developers spanning the nuclear fuel cycle, remotely piloted aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser technologies. GA‑EMS designs and manufactures innovative electromagnetic and electric power generation systems supporting defense, industrial, and commercial customers worldwide. We are hiring a Senior RF Design Engineer to contribute to the GA‑EMS Radar Technologies group, leading RF designs and trade studies for future air and ground‑based systems.

The engineer reports to the Manager of Hardware Engineering within the Radar Technologies group.

• Simulate and design RF circuits and subsystems for future air and ground‑based systems including Transmit/Receive modules, up‑ and down‑converters, and RF beamforming networks.
• Develop and maintain RF design requirements from high‑level system performance specifications.
• Perform design trade studies including gain, output power, noise figure, cost, ease of manufacturing, etc.
• Perform bench‑level evaluation and troubleshooting of RF designs and subsystems.
• Collaborate with Hardware, Software, and Systems engineering teams to drive development of subsystems and assemblies.
• Represent the company at technical reviews, meetings, and formal design reviews.
• Stay current with RF industry innovations, developments, and trends.

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree, master's degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows: eighteen or more years of experience with a bachelor's degree, sixteen or more years with a master's degree, or thirteen or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Demonstrates detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership.
• Proven experience simulating and designing RF circuits, subsystems, and assemblies using tools such as MATLAB, ADS, HFSS, and/or CST.
• Proficient in RF measurement techniques and skilled in operating standard lab equipment, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and other essential tools for precise signal testing and analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of RF PCB design and layout.
• Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout a fast‑paced R&D environment.
• Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals.
• Must be customer focused and able to work on a self‑initiated basis or in a team environment.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required.

• Demonstrated experience designing modules and subsystems for radars and/or Electronic Warfare systems.
• Demonstrated experience designing and optimizing antennas.
• Previous experience working with the Department of Defense.
• Active security clearance.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

Job Type: Full‑time

Salary range: 140,940 – 252,293