RF Systems Engineer

<p data-renderer-start-pos="80" data-local-id="c58abf0bd6af">&nbsp;</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="80" data-local-id="c58abf0bd6af">Optiver builds long-range <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_1mT5xdRAKS"><span class="_0nmozVaHVx _2V7sgO2M4S _3BoeIDwZ7G _30zrXRyxdf _0ReiIH7zJH" data-testid="definition-highlighter">HF</span></span></span> communication systems whose design and optimization directly influence end-to-end trading performance. We are looking for an <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text"><span class="_1mT5xdRAKS"><span class="_0nmozVaHVx _2V7sgO2M4S _3BoeIDwZ7G _30zrXRyxdf _0ReiIH7zJH" data-testid="definition-highlighter">RF</span></span></span> Systems Engineer to design, integrate, characterize and improve the analog subsystems behind these systems.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="346" data-local-id="de5da19d5a6b">Your focus will span two key areas:</p> <ul class="ak-ul" data-local-id="918383a5c8d6" data-indent-level="1"> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="385" data-local-id="821eeebca2dc"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">Low-power <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text">RF</span> receive systems</strong>: filtering, amplification, signal conditioning, and integration with antennas and antenna arrays.</p> </li> <li> <p data-renderer-start-pos="515" data-local-id="f7973f174b82"><strong data-renderer-mark="true">High-power <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text">RF</span> transmit systems</strong>: power amplification, impedance matching, transmission lines, protection systems, and integration with antennas and antenna arrays.</p> </li> </ul> <p data-renderer-start-pos="681" data-local-id="f65748f019dd">Your primary responsibility is the end-to-end analog <span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text">RF</span> subsystem: you own its design and performance, and dive into individual components whenever required to improve the whole. You will have the freedom and responsibility to investigate problems deeply and turn engineering insight into measurable improvements in real systems.</p> <p data-renderer-start-pos="1012" data-local-id="a5554cbe4d08"><span data-highlighted="true" data-vc="highlighted-text">RF</span> problems rarely exist in isolation: antenna impedance affects the power amplifier, amplifier nonlinearities af