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RF & Phased Array System Engineer – US Air Tech Corporation (USAT)

US Air Tech Corporation (USAT) is looking for an RF & Phased Array Systems Engineer to join our team in Tucson, AZ, working on next-generation SATCOM and our STELLA® technology.

📍 Location: Tucson, AZ (On-Site)
💼 Type: Full-Time | US Person (Citizen required)
🔬 Experience: in RF/Antennas/Phased Arrays (BS/MS/PhD in EE, Physics, or related field)

Note on Position Start Date:
USAT’s proposal has been selected for funding by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), and the associated contract is currently undergoing finalization and award processing. USAT is proactively recruiting for this position in anticipation of the contract award. This position is contingent upon the final execution of the DoD contract, and no employment start date will occur until the contract has been finalized. The contract finalization process is currently expected to be completed within a month.

*****Status: US Citizen only*****
Position: RF & Phased Array Systems Engineer Company: US Air Tech Corporation (USAT) Corp.

What You Bring: 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Microwave Engineering, Applied Electromagnetics, Physics, or a closely related field.
  • Three or more years of relevant experience in RF, microwave, antennas, phased arrays, SATCOM, radar, RF sensing, or related system development.
  • Strong understanding of electromagnetic theory, RF propagation, antenna theory, microwave circuits, phased arrays, beamforming, and beam steering.
  • Experience with RF or electromagnetic tools such as ANSYS HFSS, CST, FEKO, COMSOL, ADS, AWR, MATLAB, Python, or equivalent platforms.
  • Hands-on RF test and troubleshooting experience, including the ability to correlate measurements with theoretical and simulated performance.
  • Strong analytical, documentation, communication, ownership, and multidisciplinary teamwork skills.

Preferred Experience: 

  • Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Applied Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
  • Electronically steered arrays; analog, digital, or hybrid beamforming; and phased-array calibration.
  • Luneburg or dielectric lens antennas, meta surfaces, reflect arrays, transmit arrays, or conformal antennas.
  • LEO SATCOM, tracking terminals, ground or mobile terminals, airborne systems, space payloads, or X- through W-band systems.
  • FPGA, DSP, embedded processing, software-defined radio, multi-beam operation, mono pulse tracking, or direction finding.
  • Antenna-range, EMI/EMC, thermal, vibration, or environmental testing for aerospace, defense, DoD, DARPA, NASA, or SBIR/STTR programs.

Apply to Help Build What’s Next

Join us to influence product direction and move next-generation RF and SATCOM technology. USAT is an equal opportunity employer and accepting resumes at [email protected] .