Sr. RF Engineer
West Union, SCFull-timePosted 6 days agoStill listed 4 days ago
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Itron is seeking a Sr. RF Design Engineer for its Wireless Hardware R&D team at its West Union manufacturing plant. The engineer will design and manage products from definition through production, release, maintenance, and end-of-life decisions. The role also coordinates with design, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing teams, and promotes new technologies while ensuring products meet specifications and quality goals.
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Itron is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water. We create a more resourceful world to protect essential resources for today and tomorrow. Join us.
Our West Union, SC manufacturing plant is looking for a Sr. RF Design Engineer to join our Wireless Hardware R&D team. In this role, you will design, modify and manage activities for a specific product or group of products from product definition and planning through production and release. In addition, you will serve as the central resource with design, process, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing as the product(s) move to completion and distribution. As a Sr. RF Design Engineer, your Involvement lasts throughout all stages of a product’s lifecycle, from product release through maintenance of the product and end of life decisions. Lastly, you will promote investigation and application of new technologies and industry trends to product management activities and ensure that products shipped meet specifications and quality goals.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Develop new products, support existing products and improve processes, specifically related to RF and communication design
- Lead RF circuit design from concept to production for low cost wireless communications product-line – complete radio transceiver design and layout including RF PA, LNA, RF filters and matching, synthesizers, VCO's and mixers.
- Conduct RF circuit measurements using laboratory spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.
- Verify that designs meet requirements through analysis, simulation, and measurement. Compare results to theory and documents results.
- Carry out field studies and system test activities.
- Provide design and project support in the areas of project leadership, regulation, reliability, and components selections. Provide technical support to factory, service and other internal departments.
- Coordinate and verify the work of support staff (technicians and CAD Designers).
- May lead projects of limited scope.
Required Skills & Experience:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Communications Engineering or equivalent is required.
- This position requires minimum 5 years of related industrial experience.
- Must have in-depth understanding of electronic circuits, RF circuits and Microwave theory.
- Must have a good understanding of RF system and wireless communication system.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- A Master’s Degree in related fields is highly preferred.
- RF Certification experience.
- Experienced with communication theory ad digital signal processing.
- Experienced with advanced modeling and simulation.
Travel: 1 - 10%
Physical Demands: This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.
Benefits Info: This position also includes a competitive benefit package including; financial, social, health and wellbeing programs, paid vacation, 401k matching, employee stock purchase program, hybrid work schedule, and more!
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Itron is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce and providing an authentic workplace experience for all employees. If you are excited about this role but your past experiences don't perfectly align with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. In the end, you may be just who we are looking for!
The successful candidate's starting wage will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills and experience.
Itron is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you require an accommodation to apply, please contact a recruiting representative at 1-800-635-5461 or email [email protected].
Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com
How this job compares
Set against the 2,924 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$132–204K/yr2,199 salary ranges
- US median$55–70/hr79 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 10 open Hardware Engineer jobs in South Carolina and 2,924 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,422 postings).
- Education
- 1,584 of the 2,924 open Hardware Engineer jobs (54%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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