Array Labs · 9 hours ago
Senior RF Design Engineer
Palo Alto, California
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$150K/yr - $170K/yr
4+ years expArray Labs builds advanced radar systems to help humanity understand and respond to changes across the physical world. As a Senior RF Design Engineer, you will design and validate the RF electronics that enable Array’s radar sensors, impacting signal quality and overall performance.
AerospaceManufacturingGeospatial
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop advanced RF electronic subsystems, from architecture to manufacturing
Work closely with RF systems, antenna, mixed-signal, mechanical, firmware, and test engineers to design and validate state-of-the-art radar sensor hardware
Own RF subsystem definition and design trade studies, balancing noise figure, linearity, output power, stability, spurious performance, and power consumption
Select components, capture schematics, and design complex RF assemblies including receive and transmit chains, switching networks, filtering, and protection circuitry
Lead prototyping, hardware bring-up, debug, characterization, and test campaigns for RF electronics
Rapidly iterate on and improve RF designs based on laboratory and environmental testing
Provide technical leadership through design reviews, risk reduction planning, and mentorship of other engineers
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 4-7 years of relevant experience
Experience in electronics design, bring-up, and test
Excellent teamwork and communication skills
Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
Preferred
Master's degree or Ph.D. in electrical engineering, applied physics, or a related field
Strong background in electromagnetic theory and RF fundamentals such as S-parameters, transmission lines, stability analysis, and impedance matching
Hands-on experience designing high-performance RF hardware including LNAs, PAs/driver chains, mixers, switches, filters, couplers, and protection circuitry
Experience with frequency synthesis and timing-critical RF subsystems including PLLs, VCOs, references, and low-jitter clock distribution
Experience with RF modeling, simulation, and analysis tools such as ADS, Microwave Office, and/or HFSS
Experience with schematic capture and design using CAD tools such as Altium Designer (preferred); experience with Allegro and/or OrCAD is a plus
Hands-on experience with RF test and characterization equipment such as VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and phase noise measurement
Experience with EMC requirements and EMI mitigation techniques in mixed-signal and RF systems
Experience taking RF hardware from prototype through qualification and environmental testing, including working with manufacturing partners and test teams
Benefits
Competitive pay
Generous equity
High flexibility between salary and equity-based compensation
Company
Array Labs
Array Labs designs and operates space-based radar systems and delivers 3D Earth imagery and geospatial data services.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$35.6MKey Investors
CatapultGreat Wave Ventures,Seraphim Space
2026-01-05Series A· $20M
2025-07-16Seed
2024-01-01Seed· $10M
Leadership Team
Andrew Peterson
Co-Founder and CEO
Isaac Robledo
Co-Founder/COO
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