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RF Hardware Engineer – Design & Validation
- Richmond, BC, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Experience
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in RF hardware design, PCB layout, and board-level system integration.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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About the Role
As a fast-growing startup, we move quickly, innovate constantly, and value versatile engineers who want to grow alongside the company. We are seeking a highly adaptable RF RF Hardware Engineer – Design & Validation with expertise in board-level RF circuit design and PCB layout to join our test and validation team. In this role, you will validate our product in pilot runs and directly support key customers in integrating our technology into cutting-edge hardware systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Full-Lifecycle RF Hardware Ownership: Drive RF PCB design from initial simulation, component selection, and schematic capture through layout, assembly, bring-up, debugging, and production-ready manufacturing validation.
- Product Validation & Testing: Conduct hands-on chip-level and PCB-level characterization across socket test setups and EVBs during pilot run and validation phases.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to resolve hardware bugs quickly and deliver key product milestones on schedule.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field
- 4+ years of hands-on experience in RF hardware design, PCB layout, and board-level system integration.
- Deep understanding of the full hardware design lifecycle: schematic capture, PCB layout, simulation, and validation
- Deep understanding of the signal integrity, EMI/EMC considerations, and DFM/DFT best practices
- Expertise using RF lab equipment, including Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), Spectrum Analyzers, High-Speed Oscilloscopes, and Signal Generators.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Hands-on experience in microwave and mm-wave Power Amplifier (PA) testing, bench calibration, and RF matching/tuning.
- Proven track record designing evaluation boards (EVBs) or characterization test fixtures for high-frequency semiconductor ICs.
- Direct experience with phased array antennas, beamforming networks, or electronically steered user terminals.
- Thrives in a fast-paced, startup environment with shifting priorities and cross-functional demands.
- Strong test automation skills (e.g., Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB) to streamline RF bench testing and IC validation workflows.
- Hands-on experience with electromagnetic and RF circuit simulation tools such as Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS.
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Responsibilities
Own RF hardware development from simulation and component selection through PCB design, assembly, bring-up, debugging, and manufacturing validation. Characterize chips and PCBs during pilot runs, resolve hardware issues with cross-functional teams, and support customers integrating the technology.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering or a related field and at least four years of hands-on RF hardware design, PCB layout, and system integration experience. Candidates should understand the hardware design lifecycle, signal integrity, EMI/EMC, and DFM/DFT, and be proficient with RF lab equipment; experience with PA testing, EVBs, phased arrays, automation, and RF simulation tools is preferred.
Skills
- RF Hardware Design
- RF PCB Layout
- Schematic Capture
- RF Circuit Simulation
- Board-Level System Integration
- Product Validation
- RF Testing
- Signal Integrity
- EMI/EMC
- DFM/DFT
- Vector Network Analyzers
- Spectrum Analyzers
- High-Speed Oscilloscopes
- Signal Generators
- Test Automation
- RF Matching and Tuning
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Categories
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
- Technology
Keywords
- RF Hardware
- RF PCB Design
- PCB Layout
- Schematic Capture
- RF Circuit Simulation
- Component Selection
- Board-Level System Integration
- Hardware Validation
- Pilot Runs
- Chip Characterization
- Evaluation Boards
- Signal Integrity
- EMI/EMC
- DFM/DFT
- Vector Network Analyzer
- Spectrum Analyzer
- High-Speed Oscilloscope
- Signal Generator
- Power Amplifier Testing
- Bench Calibration
- RF Matching
- RF Tuning
- Phased Array Antennas
- Beamforming Networks
- Python
- LabVIEW
- MATLAB
- Ansys HFSS
- Keysight ADS
- Semiconductor Manufacturing