Radio Frequency Engineer IV

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

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HOW TO SUCCEED

• Take ownership of a high fidelity end-to-end model & simulation for various phased array and radar applications; develop and integrate signal processing functions and conduct sub-system trade studies; act as system engineer to guide architecture design decisions and define requirements on proposals; apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and products such as Radio Frequency (RF) and digital applications.

Design RF Circuits using simulation tools, generate BOM, and identify necessary equipment and components to perform test
Interface with a layout engineer for PCB tape-out
Tune and troubleshoot RF Circuits to meet spec requirement in self-guided manner
Train and give technical guidance to other engineer
Identify the bottlenecks of the technical progress in early stage and address the issue
Understand & Provide Power supply, thermal, mechanical, & reliability requirement of RF components
Provide Input power, VSWR, & filtering requirements to System Engineering
Provide FIT against BOM list and evaluate possible failure paths
Assist Product transition from Engineering to Manufacturing, including writing Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and assembly of RF Circuits

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or STEM Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
  * Five (5) plus years' experience in design and tuning of High Power Amplifier (>10W)
  * Experience RF circuit simulation experience
• Experience in RF component testing
• Experience with Product transition from Engineering to Manufacturing, including writing Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and assembly of Power Amplifier
• ADS/AWR/SPICE circuit simulation experience or equivalent
• Good oral and written communication skills to interface with key internal and external customers
• In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires US Person.

* MS degree in Electrical Engineering or PhysicsEight

* Eight (8) years technical research role experience
* Design experience in RF components, such as combiner, filter, switch, mixer, circulator, VCO, Power Amp and antenna.
* HFSS simulation experience
* Familiar with thermal consideration in PA design
* PCB/chip-on-board design, test, and layout experience
* MTBF calculation and circuit failure analysis experience
* MMIC design and experience in interacting with Foundry
* GaN, GaAs, InP or LDMOS semiconductor experience
* Load-Pull experience
* Active DOD Secret Clearance

We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

Salary Range: RF Engineer IV: $132,320.00 - 198,480.00 annually. Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 40 days from the job posting date; however, this may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. Job Posting Date: November 26, 2025.

EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

BENEFITS

We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

Other benefits include:

• Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
• Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
• Tailored Management/Leadership Training
• Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming

WE ARE CAES by HONEYWELL

CAES by Honeywell pioneers advanced electronics that underpin many of the world's most critical missions. We design, engineer, test, and manufacture advanced electronic solutions for the U.S. aerospace and defense industry. From inception and development engineering, to full-rate production and sustainment, we work closely with customers as partners throughout the program lifecycle.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.