Senior RF Engineer

General Motors (GM)

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Hybrid

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Warren, MI
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 3 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Dec 1, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Senior RF Engineer The Senior RF Engineer joins a specialized team of virtualization and RF antenna design engineers to lead the strategic design of high-fidelity, vehicle-level simulations. This role involves transforming how RF systems are simulated, tested, and validated by engineering breakthrough antenna methodologies and defining virtual requirements across complex hardware domains. The successful candidate will perform subsystem analysis, modeling, and validation for RF front ends and digital integration. Key responsibilities include end-to-end antenna design for wireless systems like Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and NFC. Required expertise includes using HFFS, CST, and MATLAB for electromagnetic modeling, as well as operating Vector Network Analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and anechoic chambers. The role solves technical challenges in automotive antenna development, including PCB antennas, transmission lines, waveguide antennas, and MIMO systems.

Skills

Antenna Design EM) modeling MATLAB HFFS CST Vector Network Analyzer Spectrum Analyzer RF Signal Generator MIMO Wi-Fi Bluetooth GNSS NFC Cellular Virtualization Subsystem Analysis Anechoic Chambers PCB Antennas Transmission Lines

What you'll do

Design and lead strategic plans to transform how RF systems are simulated, tested, and validated.
Serve as the technical lead for product technology and set engineering standards for the team.
Engineer breakthrough antenna methodologies and define virtual requirements across complex hardware domains.
Perform subsystem analysis, modeling, testing, and validation from RF front ends to digital integration.
Utilize virtualization tools to design, refine, and correlate antenna components to physical tests.
Conduct board-level and product-level EM simulations to evaluate radio performance and emissions.
Execute end-to-end antenna design and validation for Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, and NFC systems.
Operate near-field spherical measurement systems and utilize Vector Network Analyzers for performance validation.

What we're looking for

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field of study.
Four years of experience as an RF Engineer, RF Product Engineer, or related occupation.
Four years of experience with RF simulation and software tools such as HFFS, CST, or MATLAB.
Four years of experience with antenna design, electromagnetic modeling, RF assemblies, or subsystem integration.
Three years of experience with RF design from conception through high volume production.
Three years of experience with near field spherical measurement systems, Vector Network Analyzers, and broadcasting antenna development.
Three years of experience with virtualization tools, automotive antenna development, and end-to-end validation for Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, or NFC.
Two years of experience with requirements development for full lifecycle system validation.

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