Skydio
Senior RF Design Engineer
$206K–$271K
San Mateo, California, United States · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience developing wireless consumer or embedded products with complex RF systems.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- For positions located in the United States of America, Skydio, Inc. uses E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility.
About the job
Design and integrate RF and cellular systems for Skydio drones, taking wireless products from architecture through validation, certification, and production.
What you'll do
- Define wireless architecture, requirements, specifications, and performance targets; collaborate across engineering teams to optimize system performance.
- Lead cellular hardware integration, debugging, coexistence analysis, and mitigation of RF noise and desense issues.
- Plan and execute wireless characterization, qualification, carrier/PTCRB certification, regulatory approval, and manufacturing test.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience developing wireless consumer or embedded products with complex RF systems.
- Strong cellular hardware development experience, including LTE modem integration, RF front-end architecture, carrier requirements, and system bring-up/debug.
- Experience with RF desense, EMI/EMC mitigation, circuit analysis, PCB/RF integration, and wireless system debugging.
Nice to have
- Extensive experience supporting products through PTCRB and carrier certification processes.
- Experience using RF simulation and modeling tools such as Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS.
Pay
$206,000 - $271,000 USD base salary
Tools
LTE/5G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, CMW500, Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS, PTCRB
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