RF Hardware Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: RF Hardware Engineer (RF and wireless hardware systems)

• Focus: Design, prototype, test, validate, and debug RF/baseband electronics for next-generation AR hardware

Description

Design and/or develop highly integrated RF and wireless systems for Spectacles hardware launches. You will create RF-inclusive schematics (including high-speed digital, power supplies, and sensors), develop and validate prototypes, and debug hardware issues across baseband and RF circuits. You will author clear documentation and collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop integrated RF and wireless systems for hardware products

• Collaborate with mechanical, software, industrial design teams, and suppliers

• Create schematics including RF components and high-speed digital systems, power supplies, and sensors

• Perform, supervise, and/or review layout for PCB, flex, and rigid-flex designs

• Develop test plans, run RF validation, and produce validation reports

• Debug hardware issues, including baseband and RF circuits

• Design electrical and wireless prototypes for new product concepts

• Author clear, comprehensive documentation

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical field plus 3+ years of experience OR Master’s degree plus 1+ years of experience OR PhD in a relevant technical field

• Understanding of RF fundamentals: impedance matching, noise figure, mixing, linearity, and Smith charts

• Ability to develop and execute test plans to validate circuits, components, and electrical systems

• Ability to use common RF/electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and power supplies

• Some familiarity with RF simulation/design tools (e.g., CST, Microwave Studio, Keysight ADS, XFdtd, HFSS)

• Ability to travel up to 15%

Benefits

• Paid parental leave

• Comprehensive medical coverage

• Emotional and mental health support programs

• Equity in the form of RSUs

• Base salary range (US zones): $133,000–$235,000 depending on location zone