About the Role
KRUSH Tech is seeking an experienced Lead RF Systems Engineer to drive the architecture, development, and delivery of advanced RF and telecommunications systems for next-generation defense applications. This is a technical leadership role responsible for defining system architecture, guiding multidisciplinary engineering teams, and making critical technical decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative engineering approaches and methodologies for advanced RF and telecommunications systems.
- Define RF and microwave system architecture at both product and platform levels.
- Make independent, complex technical decisions while providing technical leadership across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Balance system performance, cost, manufacturability, compliance, reliability, and program objectives throughout the product lifecycle.
- Lead and manage RF engineering projects from concept through production and sustainment.
- Define and develop architectures for RF and microwave devices and systems.
- Conduct technical design reviews, engineering assessments, and architecture evaluations.
- Evaluate technical risks, trade-offs, and system-level design decisions to ensure optimal product performance.
- Develop validation strategies, verification plans, and scalable RF designs that support manufacturing and future platform expansion.
- Ensure compliance with applicable regulatory and industry standards, including FCC, ETSI, and related certification requirements.
- Organize, coordinate, mentor, and lead RF engineering teams to achieve technical and program objectives.
- Conduct technical interviews and contribute to engineering hiring and talent development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related technical discipline (Master's or Ph.D. preferred).
- 6+ years of professional experience in RF, microwave, or telecommunications engineering.
- Proven expertise in RF/Telecom system architecture at the product and platform level.
- Experience leading engineering teams and managing complex cross-functional development projects.
- Strong understanding of RF system integration, validation, and production readiness.
- Demonstrated ability to assess technical risks and make sound engineering trade-off decisions.
- Working knowledge of regulatory standards and certification requirements, including FCC, ETSI, and related compliance frameworks.
- Experience developing validation strategies, test methodologies, and scalable RF designs for production environments.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and technical mentoring skills.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. security clearance may be required, depending on program requirements.
- Experience developing RF systems for defense, aerospace, electronic warfare, radar, satellite communications, or secure communications applications.
- Familiarity with military standards (MIL-STD), environmental qualification testing, and defense product development.
- Experience supporting products from concept through production and field deployment.
Skills
- RF system design
- Telecommunications systems
- RF/Microwave system architecture
- System integration
- Validation strategies
- Verification plans
- Scalable RF designs
- Regulatory compliance (FCC, ETSI)
- Technical risk assessment
- Engineering trade-off decisions
- Leadership
- Communication
- Technical mentoring
Location
- U.S.
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6+ years of professional experience
- Lead
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or a related technical discipline
- Master's or Ph.D. preferred
Benefits
- Health Care Plan
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave
- Free Food & Snacks
About the Company
- KRUSH Tech is a new technology company building advanced hardware solutions for defense, aerospace, communications, and autonomous systems.
- We're launching our U.S. operations from the ground up — and this is a rare opportunity to join at the very beginning and help shape the company from day one.
- At KRUSH Tech, we combine the agility of a startup with the ambition to tackle some of the industry's most demanding engineering challenges.
- Our teams work across disciplines—including RF, embedded systems, electronics, mechanical engineering, software, manufacturing, and supply chain—to transform innovative ideas into reliable, production-ready solutions.
- We are building a next-generation, vertically integrated aerospace organization focused on advanced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), autonomy, sensing technologies, and scalable manufacturing — for the U.S. market and strategic partners.
