RF Engineer

About the job

What You’ll Do

• Design RF Hardware: Analyze, design, simulate and characterize RF circuits and

subsystems for advanced radar applications.

• Develop RF Architectures: Support the design and integration of transmit and

receive chains, including amplifiers, filters, switches and mixers.

• Analyze System Performance: Perform RF link budget analysis including noise

figure, gain, dynamic range assessments and non-linear analysis.

• Model and Simulate: Develop analytical models and simulations to evaluate circuit behavior, subsystem performance and architectural tradeoffs.

• Build and Test: Integrate, characterize and troubleshoot RF hardware in the lab

using vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators and power

meters.

• Solve Complex Problems: Troubleshoot unexpected hardware and system

behavior, identify root causes and implement practical solutions.

• Contribute to the Technical Team: Collaborate across RF, antenna, digital and

signal processing domains to develop a cohesive radar system.

• Drive Hardware Development: Contribute to component selection, prototype

development, design reviews and system level demonstrations.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical

discipline.

• 2–4 years of relevant experience in RF, microwave, or high frequency hardware

design, development or systems engineering.

• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, including impedance matching,

transmission lines, S-parameters, gain, noise figure and nonlinear behavior.

• Experience with RF test equipment and hands on hardware characterization.

• Familiarity with RF simulation and analysis tools such as Keysight ADS, AWR

Microwave Office, Ansys HFSS or equivalent.

• Experience using MATLAB, Python or similar tools for engineering analysis, modeling

and data processing.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with the ability to move between

detailed circuit behavior and broader system performance.

• A proactive, hands-on approach to engineering and the ability to work

independently while collaborating effectively with a small team.

• U.S. person: U.S. citizen or green card holder. Required for all candidates (ITAR).

• Clearable: able to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

Bonus Points

• Experience with radar systems or antenna technology.

• Familiarity with transmit/receive architectures, high-power amplifiers, low-noise

receivers or frequency conversion.

• Experience with the radar range equation, sensitivity analysis or RF system link

budgets.

• Exposure to RF PCB design, layout considerations, schematic capture or hardware prototyping.

• Experience integrating RF hardware with digital electronics, data acquisition or

signal-processing systems.

• Interest in space-based sensing and advanced radar architectures.

Why Join Mithril?

• Make a Direct Impact: Your engineering decisions will influence the design and performance of the overall system.

• Own Meaningful Technical Challenges: Work across circuit design, RF systems analysis, and hardware integration rather than being confined to a single narrow function.

• Build What You Design: Take ideas from simulation and analysis into physical hardware and system demonstrations.

• Work Closely with Technical Leadership: Collaborate directly with the people shaping the company's technology and engineering roadmap.

• Grow With the Company: Help build a new engineering organization and expand your technical responsibilities as the team grows.