Zipline
Senior RF Desense Engineer
$160K–$260K
South San Francisco, California, USA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 13, 2026
- Location
- South San Francisco, California, USA
South San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- Typically 7 or more years of professional experience developing RF hardware or wireless communication systems for production products.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
About the job
Leads RF receiver desense and electromagnetic shielding architecture, validation, and production support across Zipline’s autonomous aircraft and logistics platforms.
What you'll do
- Own desense analysis, mitigation, testing, and production support; develop receiver performance budgets and design guidelines.
- Define shielding strategies from RF circuits and cables through enclosures and complete products, balancing performance with weight, cost, and manufacturability.
- Coordinate RF coexistence, certification, and validation with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
- Strong understanding of receiver architecture and performance, including sensitivity, noise figure, blocking, and dynamic range.
- Demonstrated experience resolving RF desense and developing shielding architectures from circuit level through complete products.
- Experience integrating multiple wireless technologies and taking RF hardware through verification, certification, and production.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with autonomous aircraft, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or other highly integrated embedded systems.
Pay
$160,000 - $260,000 USD base salary (starting cash range)
Tools
4G LTE, 5G NR, GNSS, Wi-Fi, ADS-B, UAT, Bluetooth, ISM radios
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