Forterra

Multifunction EW RF Engineer

Forterra

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $205,000 - $255,000 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Design, integrate, and test RF front end design & subsystems supporting EMSO and EW sensing, including antennas, RF front-end components, and software-defined radios (SDRs).
  • Develop RF architectures that enable wideband spectrum awareness, direction finding, and spectrum agility across VHF, UHF, and lower SHF bands.
  • Work with external vendors and partners to specify, evaluate, and validate custom RF components or subsystems when required to ensure Forterra’s systems can support a wide array for tasks.
  • Rapidly prototype RF systems using commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) or government off-the-shelf (GOTS) components, balancing speed, performance, and system maturity.
  • Perform RF field testing, system demonstrations, experimentation, and validation.
  • Collaborate with electrical and mechanical engineers to integrate RF hardware into autonomous vehicle platforms, considering antenna placement, grounding, shielding, and enclosure considerations.
  • Diagnose and resolve RF performance issues including interference, data rate/bandwidth limitations, and RF chain degradation in real-world environments.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience designing, building, and testing RF or wireless systems from concept through deployment.
  • Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, including antenna theory, array processing, RF propagation, impedance matching, filtering, and low-noise amplification.
  • Experience analyzing RF system performance using link budgets, VSWR, noise figure, and dynamic range.
  • Practical experience across a broad range of frequencies, from VHF and UHF through lower SHF.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate RF concepts clearly to non-RF engineers.
Benefits
  • Premium Healthcare Benefits: Three plan options, including an HSA-eligible plan, with Forterra covering 80% of the plan premium for you and your dependents.
  • Basic Life/AD&D, short and long-term disability insurance plans 100% covered by Forterra, plus the option to purchase additional life insurance for you and your dependents.
  • Extremely generous company holiday calendar including a winter break in December.
  • Competitive paid time off (PTO) offering 20 days accrued per year.
  • A minimum of 7 weeks fully paid parental leave for birth/adoption.
  • A $9k annual tuition reimbursement or professional development stipend.
  • Fully stocked beverage refrigerators with all the Celsius your little heart desires.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan, including traditional, Roth 401(k), and after-tax deferral with company match up to 4%.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
RF front end designsoftware-defined radiosRF architectureswideband spectrum awarenessdirection findingspectrum agilitylink budgetsVSWRnoise figuredynamic range
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationcommunication