Hiring: Sr. Staff Radar Antenna Design Engineer Company: Rivian Location: Palo Alto, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-15 10:28:30 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords : Angular, Assembly, MATLAB, Python About the job Experience: •12+ years of relevant engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated technical depth and impact. Required Skills: •Define antenna architectures and performance targets for next-generation imaging radar systems, including field of view, angular resolution, gain, sidelobe levels, polarization, efficiency, bandwidth, scan performance, and calibration stability. •Lead the design and optimization of advanced waveguide antenna technologies, including slotted-waveguide arrays, waveguide feeds, corporate and series-fed networks, apertures, transitions, radomes, and RF packaging interfaces. •Develop electromagnetic models and design methods for complex antenna structures, accounting for mutual coupling, fabrication tolerances, thermal effects, dielectric loading, surface roughness, leakage, losses, and integration constraints. •Drive antenna concepts through electromagnetic simulation, prototype design, fabrication, near-field and far-field measurement, correlation, root-cause analysis, and design iteration. •Establish antenna-level budgets, verification plans, acceptance criteria, and correlation methodologies aligned with radar system performance. •Partner with radar architects and RF engineers to optimize antenna, transceiver, packaging, calibration, and signal-processing tradeoffs at the system level. •Lead integration of the antenna into automotive packaging, including radome effects, bumper and fascia materials, mounting constraints, environmental sealing, thermal management, and vehicle-level electromagnetic compatibility. •Own technical decisions and communicate tradeoffs clearly to senior leadership, cross-functional teams, and external suppliers. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related technical field, with significant industry experience; advanced degree preferred. •Typically 12+ years of relevant engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated technical depth and impact. •Extensive professional experience designing antennas or microwave components for demanding radar, sensing, communications, aerospace, or automotive applications. •Deep expertise in waveguide antenna design, including aperture synthesis, slotted-waveguide arrays, feed networks, transitions, mode control, impedance matching, and broadband performance optimization. •Demonstrated ownership of antenna products from electromagnetic concept through prototype, measurement correlation, design verification, and production release. •Strong command of electromagnetic theory, antenna array theory, microwave engineering, scattering parameters, polarization, propagation, and RF measurement techniques. •Expert-level experience with 3D full-wave electromagnetic simulation and optimization tools, such as Ansys HFSS, CST Studio Suite, or equivalent. •Applied hands-on capability in antenna measurement systems, including near-field or far-field ranges, over-the-air testing, calibration, pattern characterization, and uncertainty analysis. •Demonstrated capacity to interpret complex measurement data, identify root causes, and make technically rigorous design decisions under schedule and cost constraints. •Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence across disciplines without direct authority. Compensation: •$237,000 - $296,000 / year •The successful candidate may be eligible for annual performance bonus and equity awards Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!