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HEICO

RF Engineer III

HEICO, Camarillo, California, United States, 93012

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Lucix Corporation, a subsidiary of HEICO’s Electronic Technologies Group, has steadily evolved to become the world leader in RF Active and Passive Units, Subsystems, and Assemblies, for Commercial, Civil and Defense Satellite Payloads. Lucix also provides RF hardware for Airborne and Ground Systems. All hardware is designed, qualified, manufactured, tested, and shipped from Lucix facilities in California, USA.

We are seeking an experienced RF Engineer III to join our Engineering team. The RF Engineer III is a technical expert that will lead as a project engineer for RF products including Oscillators, Central Power Supply Units (CPSUs), Frequency Converters, and Amplifiers for our commercial space customers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Lead design and development of complex RF products with emphasis on oscillator products

Analyze customer requirements and constraints

Generate detailed design proposals for customers and provide expert‑level advice on trade‑off discussions for design concepts

Estimate total costs, including material, labor, test and development costs and lead time for new products to be quoted

Independently complete RF system and circuit design

Support analog control circuitry designs for features including voltage regulation, gain control, automatic level control, and temperature compensation

Perform detailed analysis of compliance for electrical, mechanical, environmental and regulatory requirements (compliance matrix) for all new products being quoted

Determine methods and procedures for new assignments

Tune, test and report on prototypes/engineering models

Support Operations by creating test data sheets, supporting integration and test

Provide clear, consistent technical judgment

Invent new technologies

Mentor junior engineers in areas of RF design and analysis

Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent related experience

Minimum 5 years experience in the RF/Microwave industry

Demonstrated RF/MW oscillator design knowledge and competence working in several oscillator topologies with emphasis on ultra‑low phase noise

Proficiency in RF principles and theories (RF signal cascade, impedance matching, amplifier topologies, multipaction, NF, stability, distortion, etc.)

Extensive experience with the simulation, design, test and realization of RF components

Expertise in commercial RF/Microwave 2.5D, 3D simulation software (ADS or Microwave Office/AWR preferred)

Expert understanding of RF board‑level design (component selection/placement, shielding, microstrip, lumped‑element matching, distributed matching, etc.)

Experience with RF laboratory equipment and RF test methods

Experience in all phases of RF product development from proposal to production

Experience with InP VCO design preferred

Experience with Microwave circuit design through Ka‑band frequencies preferred

Experience leading multiple projects in different phases of completion

Experience reviewing and creating design documentation (schematics, assembly drawings, BOMs, test procedures, etc.)

Familiarity with schematic capture (OrCAD preferred)

Experience reviewing the work of junior engineers and providing technical guidance (technical mentoring)

Strong oral and written communication skills

Able to evaluate Lucix processes and industry best practices to identify areas for improvement

Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type Full‑time

Job Function Engineering and Information Technology

Industries Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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