Staff RF Microwave Engineer

The Position

This role will position you as a key contributor of Reach’s radio frequency engineering team. As a Microwave Engineer, you will be a key part of Reach’s RF engineering team and develop state of the art systems that are integral to Reach’s wireless power beaming capability. Your technical know-how and innovation skills are key to designing cutting edge products in a fast-paced environment. You will contribute to design, simulation and implementation of power amplifiers and other components and subsystems at microwave frequencies. As an engineer in a small company, you will have a great deal of agency over your work, plenty of opportunity to discover and solve new challenges, and the ability to make large-impact decisions.

Key Position Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design, simulation and implementation of distributed-element components.
• Contribute to the integration with antenna, and antenna arrays.
• Design and implement high efficiency power amplifiers at high frequency from 5GHz to 24GHz.
• Drive the investigation, study, and introduction of new components and subsystems.
• Collaborate with PM/Mechanical/RF/EE teams for system level design, integration and testing.
• Collaborate with other engineers to perform system bring up, troubleshooting and system test.
• Product design documentation using Reach PLM system.
• Support certification and regulatory testing. Support field testing.
• Write validation test plans for mmWave components and system level evaluation.

Qualifications

• MS degree in electrical or RF engineering (PhD preferred).
• 10+ years of experience as a microwave engineer or equivalent.
• Expert with EM simulation software (HFSS and HFSS SBR+), CST, and circuit simulation tools, such as Keysight ADS.
• Hands on experience using spectrum analyzer, VNA, signal generator, oscilloscope, and logic analyzer.
• Fluent with PCB layout techniques for distributed-element components implementation.
• Experience is developing hardware and testing for some or all of the following: Bluetooth, BLE, Wi-Fi, RF to DC power conversion.
• Hands on experience debugging in the lab. Defining a test process and executing it with minimal supervision.
• Ability to work cross-functionally.
• In-depth understanding of safety EMI and EMC compliance and certification.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively complex concepts.
• Results- and deadline- driven.
• Able to work independently with little direction and drive others.
• Takes great pride and ownership in developing products.

Nice-To-Haves

• Experience with designing high efficiency PAs and/or RF rectifiers
• Experience developing microwave distributed-element components.
• Hands-on experience with bring up and troubleshooting of high-power microwave chains and beam forming steering systems.
• Experience with python and/or MatLab.
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements (FCC, etc.).
• Experience achieving FCC regulatory approval.
• Experience with design for manufacturability.