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Lead Radio Frequency Engineer

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Location
Kyiv
Company size
10–50
Posted
Today
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Lead Radio Frequency Engineer

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Job title
Lead Radio Frequency Engineer
Job location
Kyiv
Job description

Team Summary

The Radio Frequency Engineering team plays a crucial role in the design and development of wireless devices at SQUAD. Our daily work focuses on driving ongoing projects with deep RF expertise including Antenna design, RF system-level optimisation, Signal Integrity, and EMI/EMC using physical laboratory equipment and advanced electromagnetic simulation tools.

Job Summary 

As a Lead Radio Frequency Engineer, you will guide the team and drive engineering processes owning global initiatives, managing workload distribution, and optimizing resource allocation. Combining hands-on expertise with technical leadership, you will evaluate proposed solutions within active optimisation workflows and help shape the future of our wireless products.

Responsibilities and Duties

  • Team managing on broad area of responsibility including Antenna Design, Signal Integrity, EMI/EMC, RF System Design
  • Regular interaction with customers, scope of work and complexity analysis.
  • Cross expertise teams collaboration (EE/ME/PD/FW/SW)
  • Performing RF validation measurements and reports preparation
  • Schematic / Layout RF front-end simulation, design and optimisation
  • System level noise emission estimation and characterisation
  • Measurement equipment and RF chambers maintenance on site
  • Documenting of tests process, workflow alignments with reference to customer and projects requirements 
  • Certification data review and analysing for world known regulatory domains 

Qualifications and Skills

  • Solid knowledge in RF / Microwave / Antennas
  • Electromagnetic simulation software and tools (CST, HFSS) for initial design with further optimization 
  • RF Measurement Equipment and Tools knowledge (VNA, SA, Power Meters etc.)
  • Boards bring-up experience
  • Conventional Wireless systems for consumer electronics PHY/MAC level knowledge (WiFi/BT/BLE/Sub-1GHz) +
  • Prototyping of antennas and PCB
  • Signal Integrity approaches experience
  • EMI/EMC certification/analysis on World Wide regulatory domain
  • Embedded RTOS configuration and flashing, linux based systems philosophy
  • Radar basics knowledge (architecture and data processing)
  • Upper-Intermediate to Advanced English (written and spoken) for cross-team technical collaboration.

We offer multiple benefits, that include

  • The environment of equal opportunities, transparent and value-based corporate culture and an individual approach to each team member
  • Competitive compensation and perks. Annual performance review
  • Gig-contract
  • 21 paid vacation days per year, paid public holidays according to the Ukrainian legislation
  • Development opportunities like corporate courses, knowledge hubs, and free English classes as well as educational leaves
  • Medical insurance is provided from day one. Sick leaves and medical leaves are available
  • Free meals, fruits, and snacks when working in the office
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Squad headquarters

New York, NY

Company size

10–50 employees

Founded

2015

Total raised

$3,100,000

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