Senior RF Design Engineer

Silvus is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer reporting to the Director of RF Engineering on the RF Engineering team. The successful individual in this role will actively participate in all aspects of the design process to develop the RF subsystem for Silvus’ StreamCaster MANET product line. 

This position is fully onsite, Monday through Friday, at Silvus Technologies’ HQ in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles.

The following is a list of at least some of the current essential job functions of the position. Management may assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time at its discretion.

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  Antenna to baseband RF subsystem design using discrete circuitry or highly integrated RFICs.

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  Discrete design includes PLL, LNA, Mixers, PA etc.

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  Implementing or supervising schematic capture and PCB layout.

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  RF performance characterization, tuning, and troubleshooting.

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  Overall system design to ensure good EMI performance.

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  Ensure circuit board design and overall radio product can pass emission and immunity regulations.

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  Troubleshoot RF-related production yield problems.

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  Improve design for manufacturability.

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  Perform other related duties of which the above are representative.

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• Bachelors of Science (or higher) in Electrical Engineering.

• Minimum 5 years of multi-GHz RF hardware development experience.

• Good working knowledge of RF board layout, fabrication, and packaging.

• Hands-on experience with solving EMI, harmonics, spurious, and stability issues.

• Experience using RF simulation tools (i.e. AWR Microwave Office, Altium).

• • Indoor air-conditioned facility. 

  • Office environment.

  • Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to do the following:

  • Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing.

  • Perform bending and reaching movements to place items on lower and higher shelves.

  • Kneeling or squatting to access lower shelves.

  • Walking/Moving in the labs.

  Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

  We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

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• Master of Science in Electrical Engineering.

• Excellent bench skills.

• Proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Detail-oriented and a firm commitment to quality.

• Ability to work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment.

• Problem-solving, data analysis, deductive reasoning, and critical thinking skills.