Posted 02 August, 2026
LEAD ENGINEER - PRINCIPAL ENGINEER - RF Electrical/Circuit Design
Southwest Research Institute - Fulltime
Dayton, OH, US
Full Time
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: 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.
