Skydio Senior RF Design Engineer at Skydio leads cellular hardware integration and RF system design for autonomous drone products. The role involves optimizing wireless system performance and driving certification efforts.
Responsibilities
Skydio’s RF systems connect users to our autonomous ecosystem and are foundation to the performance, reliability, and scalability of our products. As intelligent flying machines become increasingly autonomous, the demands on wireless connectivity, range, bandwidth, coexistence, and robustness continue to grow. This role offers a unique opportunity to drive innovation across existing and next-generation RF architectures while delivering highly engineered products at scale.
We are looking for a highly experienced Wireless Systems Engineer with deep expertise in cellular hardware development and RF system integration. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience bringing complex wireless products from architecture through production, including extensive experience with LTE/cellular integration, carrier certification, and PTCRB certification validation.
Skydio’s highly integrated electromechanical systems present rich cross-functional engineering challenges and provide an exceptional opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of autonomous systems.
How You’ll Make an Impact:
Collaborate closely with EE, RF, antenna, mechanical, ID, and systems teams to optimize end-to-end wireless system performance
Define system-level wireless architecture, requirements, specifications, and performance targets
Design, integrate, and validate wireless solutions across multiple radio technologies and frequency bands, including LTE/5G cellular systems
Lead cellular hardware integration efforts from early architecture through bring-up, debugging, optimization, certification, and production ramp
Drive RF coexistence and desense analysis across tightly integrated wireless subsystems
Perform detailed circuit-level analysis to debug RF performance, interference, and desense issues, and characterize aggressor/victim relationships
Identify and mitigate noise sources impacting wireless performance at both board and system levels
Support end-to-end product development from concept, prototyping, and validation through qualification, carrier certification, PTCRB, regulatory approval, and manufacturing test
Qualification
Required
MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
7+ years of experience in cellular hardware development and RF system integration
