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Senior level rf design engineer jobs place experienced engineers in charge of RF architecture decisions, system-level design ownership, and the technical direction of complex wireless and high-frequency programs. Openings are concentrated across Retail, Aerospace & Defense, and Manufacturing, with a mix of on-site, hybrid, and remote positions, and employers like Axon, Fustis, and Brady Corporation hiring at this level now.
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At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
About Axon 911
Axon 911 brings together Prepared and Carbyne under Axon. Together, we are creating the only platform that combines modern 911 infrastructure with an AI intelligence layer—helping public safety agencies move faster, make better decisions, and deliver better outcomes in the moments that matter most.
911 is the backbone of public safety, yet the professionals behind it have long been held back by outdated technology. Axon 911 is here to change that. Joining this team means more than taking a job—it means helping shape the future of emergency response and building a safer, more connected world.
Your Impact
We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in RF hardware and chip-down design to own the architecture, integration, development, and validation of sophisticated multi-transceiver systems for connected hardware. Your work will power the mission-critical connectivity that enables our devices, such as body-worn cameras, to communicate reliably from the field in all conditions.
As a founding member of our hardware team, you will help define how multiple wireless technologies coexist within highly integrated, battery-powered devices. You will own critical RF hardware decisions from chipset and component selection through schematic design, PCB implementation, bring-up, RF validation, certification, and mass production.
You will solve complex challenges across mission-critical communications, cellular, broadband, and other wireless implementations, including RF coexistence, interference, isolation, EMI/EMC, power, and antenna integration, working closely with Antenna, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams.
What You'll Do
- RF & Chip-Down Design: Own board-level implementation and integration of RF chipsets and associated circuitry across mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, and other wireless technologies.
- Wireless Architecture: Translate system and product requirements into wireless hardware architectures, evaluating chipsets, transceivers, front-end components, interfaces, power requirements, and system-level tradeoffs.
- Schematic & PCB Implementation: Develop and review schematics and PCB implementations for RF transceivers, modems, front-end components, power circuitry, control interfaces, and supporting digital electronics.
- RF Coexistence & Interference: Design and validate multi-transceiver systems, addressing coexistence, desense, interference, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC.
- Multi-Transceiver Integration: Solve hardware challenges associated with integrating mission-critical communications, cellular, and other wireless technologies within compact devices.
- RF & Antenna Integration: Partner with Antenna, Mechanical, Industrial Design, and other teams to optimize antenna placement, RF routing, shielding, grounding, PCB layout, and overall product RF performance.
- Bring-Up & Debugging: Lead wireless hardware bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and related RF test equipment.
- Certification & Production: Drive wireless hardware through verification, regulatory and carrier certification, SP/EVT/DVT/PVT, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction on wireless hardware architecture and design while working with chipset vendors, external design partners, ODMs/JDMs, and internal engineering teams.
What You Bring
- 7+ years of embedded wireless hardware and/or RF electronics design experience with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience with chip-down RF design and board-level integration of wireless transceivers/modems, rather than solely integrating pre-certified modules.
- Significant design experience with two or more relevant wireless technologies, including mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, or similar wireless systems.
- Experience designing and debugging RF-related circuitry, including transceivers, RF front ends, filtering, matching, switching, amplification, clocks, power delivery, and digital control interfaces.
- Strong understanding of RF coexistence, interference, desense, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC in compact multi-transceiver products.
- Demonstrated expertise integrating multiple transceivers into compact, highly integrated, battery-powered hardware.
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and directing PCB layout using Cadence OrCAD and Allegro or comparable professional design tools.
- Substantial hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging experience using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and related RF/electrical test equipment.
- Experience partnering with antenna, mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to optimize end-to-end wireless performance.
- Proven experience taking wireless hardware from concept and architecture through validation, certification, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
- Experience with applicable U.S. and international wireless, EMC, regulatory, carrier, or safety certification requirements.
- Proven experience working directly with silicon and chipset vendors, ODMs, JDMs, CMs, and external engineering partners.
- Flexibility to travel domestically up to 50% of the time, as needed, to support the team.
Work Location
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and requires regular travel to our Hardware Engineering Lab in Boston, MA, with onsite presence based on project needs and development timelines.
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation support is available for qualified candidates who are currently based in the U.S., authorized to work for a U.S. employer, and open to relocating closer to one of our regional hubs.
- Fully Remote Eligibility: Full-time remote eligibility will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to accommodate specific needs.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Pay Transparency
Axon offers a comprehensive total compensation package, which includes base salary, a generous annual bonus, and company equity.
The starting base annual pay for this role is between $112,800.00 - $196,535.00 excluding annual bonuses and equity, depending on your geographic market. The actual base salary will vary based on several factors, including level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location—often a combination of these elements.
Our benefits are designed to support you physically, financially, and emotionally—through life's major milestones and in your everyday moments. To learn more about our benefits, please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at axongreenhousesupport@axon.com or via our Axon Privacy Web Form. For more information, please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
Phishing alert: Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process. All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at https://www.axon.com/careers. If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to recruitingops@axon.com.
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
About Axon 911
Axon 911 brings together Prepared and Carbyne under Axon. Together, we are creating the only platform that combines modern 911 infrastructure with an AI intelligence layer—helping public safety agencies move faster, make better decisions, and deliver better outcomes in the moments that matter most.
911 is the backbone of public safety, yet the professionals behind it have long been held back by outdated technology. Axon 911 is here to change that. Joining this team means more than taking a job—it means helping shape the future of emergency response and building a safer, more connected world.
Your Impact
We are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer specializing in RF hardware and chip-down design to own the architecture, integration, development, and validation of sophisticated multi-transceiver systems for connected hardware. Your work will power the mission-critical connectivity that enables our devices, such as body-worn cameras, to communicate reliably from the field in all conditions.
As a founding member of our hardware team, you will help define how multiple wireless technologies coexist within highly integrated, battery-powered devices. You will own critical RF hardware decisions from chipset and component selection through schematic design, PCB implementation, bring-up, RF validation, certification, and mass production.
You will solve complex challenges across mission-critical communications, cellular, broadband, and other wireless implementations, including RF coexistence, interference, isolation, EMI/EMC, power, and antenna integration, working closely with Antenna, Systems, Mechanical, Firmware, and Manufacturing teams.
What You'll Do
- RF & Chip-Down Design: Own board-level implementation and integration of RF chipsets and associated circuitry across mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, and other wireless technologies.
- Wireless Architecture: Translate system and product requirements into wireless hardware architectures, evaluating chipsets, transceivers, front-end components, interfaces, power requirements, and system-level tradeoffs.
- Schematic & PCB Implementation: Develop and review schematics and PCB implementations for RF transceivers, modems, front-end components, power circuitry, control interfaces, and supporting digital electronics.
- RF Coexistence & Interference: Design and validate multi-transceiver systems, addressing coexistence, desense, interference, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC.
- Multi-Transceiver Integration: Solve hardware challenges associated with integrating mission-critical communications, cellular, and other wireless technologies within compact devices.
- RF & Antenna Integration: Partner with Antenna, Mechanical, Industrial Design, and other teams to optimize antenna placement, RF routing, shielding, grounding, PCB layout, and overall product RF performance.
- Bring-Up & Debugging: Lead wireless hardware bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power meters, and related RF test equipment.
- Certification & Production: Drive wireless hardware through verification, regulatory and carrier certification, SP/EVT/DVT/PVT, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
- Technical Leadership: Provide technical direction on wireless hardware architecture and design while working with chipset vendors, external design partners, ODMs/JDMs, and internal engineering teams.
What You Bring
- 7+ years of embedded wireless hardware and/or RF electronics design experience with a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience with chip-down RF design and board-level integration of wireless transceivers/modems, rather than solely integrating pre-certified modules.
- Significant design experience with two or more relevant wireless technologies, including mission-critical communications, LTE/5G cellular, broadband wireless, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, or similar wireless systems.
- Experience designing and debugging RF-related circuitry, including transceivers, RF front ends, filtering, matching, switching, amplification, clocks, power delivery, and digital control interfaces.
- Strong understanding of RF coexistence, interference, desense, isolation, harmonics, spurious emissions, grounding, shielding, and EMI/EMC in compact multi-transceiver products.
- Demonstrated expertise integrating multiple transceivers into compact, highly integrated, battery-powered hardware.
- Hands-on experience with schematic capture and directing PCB layout using Cadence OrCAD and Allegro or comparable professional design tools.
- Substantial hands-on hardware bring-up and debugging experience using wireless communications testers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and related RF/electrical test equipment.
- Experience partnering with antenna, mechanical, firmware, and systems engineers to optimize end-to-end wireless performance.
- Proven experience taking wireless hardware from concept and architecture through validation, certification, manufacturing ramp, and mass production.
- Experience with applicable U.S. and international wireless, EMC, regulatory, carrier, or safety certification requirements.
- Proven experience working directly with silicon and chipset vendors, ODMs, JDMs, CMs, and external engineering partners.
- Flexibility to travel domestically up to 50% of the time, as needed, to support the team.
Work Location
This position offers a hybrid work arrangement and requires regular travel to our Hardware Engineering Lab in Boston, MA, with onsite presence based on project needs and development timelines.
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation support is available for qualified candidates who are currently based in the U.S., authorized to work for a U.S. employer, and open to relocating closer to one of our regional hubs.
- Fully Remote Eligibility: Full-time remote eligibility will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to accommodate specific needs.
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Pay Transparency
Axon offers a comprehensive total compensation package, which includes base salary, a generous annual bonus, and company equity.
The starting base annual pay for this role is between $112,800.00 - $196,535.00 excluding annual bonuses and equity, depending on your geographic market. The actual base salary will vary based on several factors, including level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, and location—often a combination of these elements.
Our benefits are designed to support you physically, financially, and emotionally—through life's major milestones and in your everyday moments. To learn more about our benefits, please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
We collect personal information from applicants to evaluate candidates for employment. You may request access, deletion, or exercise other CCPA rights at axongreenhousesupport@axon.com or via our Axon Privacy Web Form. For more information, please see the Your California Privacy Rights section of our Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.
Phishing alert: Axon will never ask you to pay for any part of the hiring process, including training, equipment, or background checks. We do not make job offers via text message, WhatsApp, or instant messaging platforms without a formal interview process. All legitimate job openings are listed on our official careers page at https://www.axon.com/careers. If you receive a suspicious offer or outreach from an email address that is not @axon.com, or if you are asked for sensitive personal information (bank details, Social Security Number) prematurely, please ignore the message and report it to recruitingops@axon.com.
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Senior Level RF Design Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a senior level rf design engineer job?
Employers at this level look for engineers who can own a design from requirements through tape-out or system integration, not just execute tasks assigned by others. A strong portfolio of shipped RF systems, familiarity with simulation tools like ADS or HFSS, and demonstrated experience driving design reviews or mentoring junior engineers gives candidates a clear edge over those who have only contributed to subsystems.
Which companies hire senior level rf design engineers?
Companies hiring senior level rf design engineers right now include Axon, Fustis, and Brady Corporation, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Hiring at this level tends to come from defense contractors, semiconductor firms, and commercial wireless companies that run complex multi-year programs requiring engineers who can lead technical execution independently.
Are there remote senior level rf design engineer jobs?
Yes, though hardware-intensive roles often require at least some on-site access to lab equipment and test infrastructure. About 67% of senior level rf design engineer openings are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, meaning hybrid arrangements are common for engineers whose work involves both design modeling and hands-on validation.
What makes a rf design engineer role senior level?
Senior rf design engineer roles carry ownership that mid-level positions don't. That means setting architecture direction rather than following it, making trade-off decisions with real program consequences, and being accountable for performance across the full signal chain. Senior engineers are also expected to mentor others, lead design reviews, and represent the RF function in cross-disciplinary discussions with systems, firmware, and program management teams.
Which industries hire the most senior level rf design engineers?
Senior Level rf design engineer roles concentrate in Retail, Aerospace & Defense, and Manufacturing, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors drive demand because they develop high-performance wireless systems, phased arrays, radar, or satellite payloads where RF design complexity requires engineers with deep technical authority and the experience to own outcomes end to end.