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We design and manufacture high-performance unmanned systems that are tested in combat, iterated at startup speed, and built at massive scale. Our team culture is fast, hands-on, and obsessed with closing the gap between design and deployment.\nAs drones transform the character of warfare, Neros is delivering the systems the West needs to compete on the modern battlefield and deter the adversaries of democracy. We’re hiring engineers, operators, and builders who want to move fast, take on extreme ownership, and get capability into the hands of warfighters in months, not years.\nWhat you will be doing\nAs a Senior RF Engineer II (Hardware), you will own the technical direction and final sign-off for RF hardware implementation across all Neros products involving wireless links. You will ensure link budgets, cascade analysis, spectral performance, subsystem-level requirements, and validation strategies are technically sound before programs move forward. You will serve as the company's deepest RF hardware technical resource for complex connectivity performance issues and guide responsible engineers across platforms as they implement and validate wireless systems.\nResponsibilities \nOwn final technical sign-off for RF hardware implementations across Neros products involving wireless links\nReview and approve link budgets, cascade analysis, spectral performance, and RF subsystem-level requirements\nSet the technical direction for how responsible engineers implement, verify, validate, and production-test RF hardware systems\nUse SystemVue, HFSS, ADS, MATLAB, Simulink, and related tools to model, simulate, and validate RF architectures\nDrive root cause analysis for complex RF/connectivity performance issues including interference, desense, link margin, spectral compliance, and system-level coexistence\nPropose, model, and validate RF architectural decisions, component selections, and implementation trade-offs across platforms\nProvide deep technical guidance to responsible engineers and cross-functional teams so design proposals are technically sound before execution\nYou should have the following\nBachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required; Master of Science (MSEE) or PhD highly preferred\n8+ years of professional experience in RF hardware design, RF systems engineering, or wireless product development\nExpert-level ability to build, review, and defend link budgets, cascade analysis, receiver sensitivity analysis, spectral performance analysis, and RF subsystem requirements\nProven expertise using RF/system simulation tools such as SystemVue, HFSS, ADS, MATLAB, Simulink, or similar for architecture, PCB, antenna, fixture, and system-level analysis\nDeep knowledge of RF hardware architecture, radio standards, antennas, component selection, filtering, gain planning, noise, linearity, and system-level trade-offs\nDemonstrated experience serving as a technical authority or final design reviewer for complex RF hardware implementations\nStrong understanding of verification, validation, production acceptance testing, DFM, and DFT\nNice to have\nAdvanced Degree: MS or PhD in EE with a focus on RF/microwaves, electromagnetics, communications, or a related field\nSystemVue / ADS / HFSS Depth: extensive experience using these tools to make product architecture decisions, not just run isolated simulations\nAntenna and Platform Integration: antenna integration, embedded wireless products, desense, coexistence, EMI/EMC, and mechanical/RF coupling\nProduction RF Experience: defining production RF acceptance tests, tuning strategy, yield monitoring, and manufacturing feedback loops\nTechnical Leadership: acting as final technical reviewer or principal engineer across multiple products, platforms, or programs\nUS Salary Range\n 225,000 - 315,000 USD\nThe salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors, inclusive of base salary only. 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