Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer

Identified as one of the top 100 fastest growing private businesses in San Diego by San Diego Business Journal, and one of Inc. 5000’s fastest growing privately held companies in the United States, HNM Systems is a people-driven Communication and Information Technology staffing and consulting firm headquartered in San Diego, CA.

We are currently hiring for a Sr. RF Design Engineer in West Union, SC. This is a desk-based position. This position is with our customer that is a world-leading company that focuses on making utilities efficient. Our customer supports the following industries: Electricity, Gas, Water, and Smart Cities (SmartGrid).

This is 12-month contract to hire role and you will be joining their Wireless Hardware R&D team. In this role, you will design, modify and manage activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production and release. In addition, you will serve as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to completion and distribution. As an Sr. RF Design Engineer, your involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle, from product release through maintenance of the product and end of life decisions. Lastly, you will promote investigation and application of new technologies and industry trends to product management activities and ensure that products shipped meet specifications and quality goals.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Develop new products, support existing products and improve processes, specifically related to RF and communication design

Lead RF circuit design from concept to production for low cost wireless communications product-line – complete radio transceiver design and layout including RF PA, LNA, RF filters and matching, synthesizers, VCO's and mixers.

Conduct RF circuit measurements using laboratory spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.

Verify that designs meet requirements through analysis, simulation, and measurement. Compare results to theory and documents results.

Carry out field studies and system test activities.

Provide design and project support in the areas of project leadership, regulation, reliability, and components selections. Provide technical support to factory, service and other internal departments.

Coordinate and verify the work of support staff (technicians and CAD Designers).

Lead projects.

Required Experience:

This position requires minimum 5 years of related industrial experience.

Must have in-depth understanding of electronic circuits, RF circuits and Microwave theory.

Must have a good understanding of RF system and wireless communication system.

Experienced with FCC certification.

Experienced with advanced modeling and simulation.

Experienced with communication theory and digital signal processing is a plus.

Travel: 1 - 10%

Physical Demands: This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.

Education: A Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering or equivalent is required. A Master’s Degree in related fields is highly preferred.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage, Supplemental Insurance through Aflac, & 401K plan.

It is the policy of HNM Systems, Inc., to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information and/or marital status. HNM Systems, Inc is compliant with the Fair Chance Ordinance as applicable, and will consider all qualified applications for employment.