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LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - RF Electrical/Circuit Design
Southwest Research InstituteSan Antonio, TX🇺🇸United StatesPosted 14 Aug 2026
Quick Overview
Work Type
On Site
Level
Leader
Job Description
Who We Are:
The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality complex electronic systems on new and legacy DoW systems. This includes avionics, ground systems, and AI. This position has the ability to work on-site in either our San Antonio, Tx , Dayton, OH (Beavercreek, OH), or our Warner Robins, GA facility.
Objectives of this Role:
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
Requirements:
Special Requirements:
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio
For more information about this division, visit the Defense & Intelligence Solutions home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here .
For benefits information at all other locations, click here .
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.
The Tactical Aerospace Department is a premier supplier for aerospace quality complex electronic systems on new and legacy DoW systems. This includes avionics, ground systems, and AI. This position has the ability to work on-site in either our San Antonio, Tx , Dayton, OH (Beavercreek, OH), or our Warner Robins, GA facility.
Objectives of this Role:
- Provide engineering oversight for complex embedded circuit designs.
- Perform support for Power Supply, Analog, and/or Digital circuit design while being the SME for RF circuit and amplifier designs.
- Support digital circuit designs and integration of firmware and software.
- Support circuit/board bring up, test, and troubleshoot activities.
Daily and Monthly Responsibilities:
- Lead hardware designs to ensure all hardware/system requirements are met.
- Serves as RF transceiver and Amplifier circuit SME.
- Verifies all architectural requirements are satisfied.
- Leads/mentors junior engineering staff in the development of circuit designs that satisfy approved architecture for system.
- Leads Junior Engineering staff in the development and testing of embedded avionics hardware on MIL-SPEC flight-worthy hardware.
- Travel to customer sites to support final integration testing in customer System Integration Labs and/or Fielded System/Aircraft.
Requirements:
- Requires a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering. A Masters degree in Electrical Engineering is preferred.
- 8+ years: Embedded hardware design and test of avionics grade transceiver, amplifier, and analog circuits.
- Leading hardware circuit design and development teams for embedded systems.
- Experience preferred in communication, SDR, radar, and/or airborne/ground based emitter systems.
- A valid/clear driver's license is required.
Special Requirements:
Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Job Locations: San Antonio, Texas Or Dayton, Ohio
For more information about this division, visit the Defense & Intelligence Solutions home page.
For benefits information at our San Antonio location, click here .
For benefits information at all other locations, click here .
An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, and veteran status.
Skills
Embedded Systems
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