Luneus is hiring: Staff RF Hardware Engineer in Rolling Meadows

Overview

Building teams that push boundaries in space | Senior Client Partner

Staff Hardware Design Engineer

Company Background

They develop cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains.

Introduction

The team solves difficult, impactful problems, ensuring a safer, more secure global environment. The ideal candidate would have a passion for developing board-level analog / RF, and digital hardware designs. You will be tasked with the design, analysis and hands-on integration and testing of complex RF circuitry and subsystems, plus providing technical support for the product.

Responsibilities

• Develop block diagrams of potential hardware design concepts from high level requirements.
• Perform part selection and schematic entry for analog/RF/digital circuit designs
• Lead the RF/Microwave circuit and sub-system design, component analysis, modeling, simulation, prototyping and integration.
• Provide guidance on parts placement and critical routing
• Troubleshoot prototype and production hardware in the lab using RF, analog, and digital test equipment
• Assist with the creation and review of technical documentation and proposals
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams such as Software, FPGA, Automated Test, Production to enable feature implementation, integration & debugging to develop new SDR products.
• Drive best practices on the team, deal with ambiguity and competing objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 8 years of direct experience developing real-world products from concept to release and after-sales support.
• Design experience in at least three areas such as RF circuits (LNAs, PAs, PLLs, matching, filters), power supplies, high-speed digital/FPGA systems, A/D and D/A converters, or embedded microcontrollers with standard interfaces.
• Experience with at least one schematic capture/PCB layout package (Altium Designer preferred)
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sources
• Able to work on US Government Contracts which requires U.S. citizenship
• Able to work both independently and as part of a cross-domain engineering team.
• Self-motivated personality and able to work independently
• Ability to multitask between two or more projects
• Join a successful and growing company investing in future success
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Life and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable giving company match

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Industries: Engineering Services and Defense and Space Manufacturing