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Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Senior Radio Frequency Engineer 1

RF & Microwave EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeScottsdale, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A minimum Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline is required.
  • At least 7 years of experience designing, integrating, and optimizing wireless RF solutions for battery-powered and vehicular embedded products deployed in real-world environments, such as drones, automotive-mounted systems, mobile devices, or action cameras.
  • Experience designing or integrating chip-down cellular RF circuits or cellular modem solutions, including LTE, 5G, or Cat-4 and higher.
  • Experience integrating multi-transceiver wireless systems incorporating 4G, 5G, multi-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS technologies, including RF circuit design and subsystem integration.
  • Demonstrated experience leading and independently executing RF design and integration activities for embedded wireless products while managing technical risks.
  • Experience providing technical guidance to RF design partners through design reviews and day-to-day technical interactions.
  • A strong cross-functional, system-level understanding of the challenges and trade-offs involved in integrating multiple RF transceivers within complex, high-density mobile, wearable, and vehicular embedded systems.
  • Significant practical experience with RF debugging, interference analysis, coexistence challenges, and receiver desense mitigation.
  • Strong hands-on proficiency with RF measurement equipment, characterization, and test methodologies.
  • Hands-on schematic design experience, preferably using Cadence or OrCAD.
  • Ability to guide PCB layout for wireless designs, perform detailed layout reviews, and provide actionable design recommendations.
  • A solid understanding of antenna theory, antenna structures, selection trade-offs, and performance requirements within constrained embedded platforms.
  • Familiarity with industry standards and regional regulatory certification processes relevant to RF design, such as 3GPP, PTCRB, GCF, FCC, or ETSI.
  • Experience collaborating with electrical, mechanical, firmware, manufacturing, and regulatory engineering teams throughout product development.
  • Strong documentation, communication, and technical presentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the RF design and integration of high-performance wireless subsystems for compact, battery-powered portable and vehicular products.
  • Design and optimize chip-down RF circuitry and integrated modules for LTE, 5G, GNSS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and other technologies to ensure robust performance across complex multi-radio systems.
  • Contribute to RF system architecture and own RF implementation, integration, validation, and debugging from concept through mass production.
  • Partner with antenna engineers to select, evaluate, and integrate printed, PCB, or metal antenna solutions into high-density product designs.
  • Conduct RF system debugging, interference mitigation, and receiver desense analysis to optimize real-world performance.
  • Drive PCB layout for RF integrity by performing detailed layout reviews and recommending design changes to support wireless performance.
  • Collaborate with design partners and provide technical guidance through RF design reviews, issue resolution, and day-to-day engineering interactions.
  • Characterize, test, and validate RF performance using spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, radio testers, and RF chambers.
  • Conduct real-world RF field testing to validate wireless performance, capture key performance indicators, and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
  • Translate product-level wireless performance requirements into actionable RF specifications and test plans.

Desired Qualifications

  • Familiarity with Qualcomm RF chipsets and diagnostic and characterization tools such as QXDM, QRCT, or QCAT.
  • Experience with antenna design and integration, including PCB, printed, or metal antenna implementations.
  • Experience using RF simulation and analysis tools to inform design trade-offs, performance prediction, and optimization.

About the Company

Axon

Builds weapons, cameras and software for police

Axon builds public safety technology for police, emergency responders and security teams, combining connected devices with software that manages their work. Its TASER weapons and body cameras link field equipment to a cloud platform used throughout an investigation. Agencies use Axon Evidence to store recordings, control access and share case material with prosecutors, while its records and real-time operations tools organize reports and coordinate responses. Axon earns money from device sales and subscriptions that combine software, equipment upgrades and support over multiple years. Founded in 1993, Axon is headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Scottsdale, AZ
Founded
1993

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