Senior Manager, RF Design

Echodyne is seeking a Sr RF Design Manager to join our fast-growing team. 

The Manager of RF & Microwave Engineering will lead Echodyne’s RF and microwave engineering team, responsible for the design, development, and sustainment of advanced RF subsystems that enable next-generation radar platforms. This role requires a strong technical foundation in RF circuit design combined with the ability to mentor, direct, and empower a high-performing engineering team. The manager will drive technical excellence, ensure alignment with company product and program objectives, and foster collaboration across systems, mechanical, software, manufacturing, and operations teams.

The manager will guide the expert RF team through circuit design, simulation, analysis, and DfX efforts. This is inclusive of design execution, verification planning, and risk mitigation. Throughout the product lifecycle, they will lead root-cause investigations, trade studies, and continuous improvement initiatives to sustain and enhance product performance.

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Electrical & RF Engineering, the manager will balance direct technical contributions with leadership responsibilities, acting as both a technical authority and a people leader.

WHAT YOU'LL GAIN / WHY THIS OPPORTUNITY?

• The chance to lead a core team in a breakthrough-hardware-first company
• Scope to stretch: you won’t be narrowly boxed into “task manager” — you’ll still be designing, influencing strategy, setting direction
• High leverage: your work will materially affect radar performance, product reliability, and the trajectory of multiple programs
• Equity upside: early-stage / growth-stage upside in a hardware + software company
• A mission with meaning: enabling safer airspace, security, autonomy, defense — real, high-stakes impact

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Technical Leadership
  • Drive the design, simulation, schematic capture, layout review, bring-up, and verification of RF printed circuit assemblies and subassemblies
  • Champion engineering best practices and Design for Excellence (DFX) principles across the RF and microwave domain
  • Lead root-cause analyses and corrective actions for RF subsystem performance or reliability issues, feeding learnings back into design processes
• People & Team Leadership
  • Manage and grow a multidisciplinary team of RF engineers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, innovation, and continuous improvement
  • Set clear technical and professional development goals for team members, providing mentorship and coaching
  • Balance workload and priorities across projects to ensure timely delivery of program objectives
• Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Act as a RF engineering interface with Systems, Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing, and Quality teams
  • Coordinate multidisciplinary technical reviews, ensuring alignment and clarity in design decisions
  • Partner with Program Management to define, prioritize, and communicate technical objectives and project milestones

REQUIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

• Technical leadership experience with RF systems, subsystems, or components across the full product lifecycle
• Expertise in RF/microwave circuit and subsystem design, including transmitters, receivers, cascaded chain analysis, and high thermal density architectures
• Experience bringing RF designs through schematic, layout, integration, design verification, qualification, and transition to production
• Understanding of design-for-quality (DFQ), design-for-test (DFT), design-for-manufacturing (DFM), and design-for-assembly (DFA)
• Ability to lead root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous process improvements
• Track record of mentoring and elevating engineering teams

QUALIFICATIONS

• BS in Electrical Engineering required; MS preferred
• 7 or more years of experience in RF circuit and subsystem design, with at least 2–3 years in a technical leadership or management role

Echodyne’s technology is export controlled by the U.S. Government and we must evaluate an applicant’s eligibility to handle export-controlled information or obtain required Government authorizations.  Therefore, we will ask you as part of the application process to identify whether you are a U.S. Citizen or green card holder, or have asylum/refugee status in the U.S. 

WHAT WE OFFER
The pay range for this position is $159,800 - $239,600 annually

If your skills generally align but not perfectly, please apply anyway. There may be another role that’s a great fit for you!

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full-time, US-based employees, including:

• Pre-IPO Stock Options
• Generous Benefits:
  • Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
  • Virtual Care – 98Point6
  • Employee Assistance Program
• Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you 
• Mental Health coverage through Springhealth & Talkspace (Premera)
• Travel Assistance Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Short & Long Term Disability
• Flexible PTO
• 401(k) plan
• Pet Insurance
• Prepaid Legal Program
• Commuter Benefits
• Paid Company Holidays