# Founding RF Engineer

Nine Fives produces modern radio frequency test equipment and solutions to disrupt the $130B test equipment industry. By combining modern electronics, AI ready test automation, and strategic supply chains, we’re equipping our customers to cut their time to market in half. About the role: This is a full time salaried position. Compensation is $170,000 - $200,000/yr + equity & benefits. As a Founding RF Engineer you will own products from cradle to grave. You will work with our founding team to develop the next generation of electronic test equipment. Responsibilities: Define product requirements and synthesize into schematics Perform component selection and BOM optimization Schematic design and routing for digital and analog PCBs Perform bringup and characterization of prototype PCBAs Write and maintain a common embedded linux software stack across products Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or similar. 3+ years experience with Altium, KiCAD, or other industry standard EDA tool sets. 2+ years experience performing analysis with ADS or Microwave Office 2+ years experience performing analysis with HFSS or CST studio 2+ years experience with common RF l

- **Id**: 1262490
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/nine-fives-founding-rf-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: San Mateo, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-25T20:58:53Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-10-22
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T11:33:24Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 48
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2176
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: RF & Wireless Hardware, Passive Components & Connectors

## Company

- **Id**: 3779826
- **Name**: Nine Fives
- **Domain**: ninefives.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/nine-fives>
- **Size band**: 11-50
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Work at a Startup

## Salary

- **Min**: 170000
- **Max**: 200000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 200000

## Technologies

- **Git** — Optional: no
- **KiCad** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: yes
- **DHCP** — Optional: yes
- **DNS** — Optional: yes
- **Rest API** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 48

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-25T20:58:53Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 19
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.412
- **P room**: 0.45
- **Age days**: 47
- **Expected fill days**: 24
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 200000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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