RF Applications Engineer

Analog Devices Mikroelektronik

Product Applications Engineer – RF PLL/VCO (Drone & UAS Applications)

About the Role

As a Product Applications Engineer at Analog Devices (ADI), you will serve as a technical expert for RF frequency generation solutions—specificallyPLL, VCO, and integrated PLL/VCO products—supporting drone and unmanned aerial system (UAS) applications. You will help customers integrate high-performance RF clocking and local oscillator solutions into airborne platforms wherephase noise, fast frequency agility, size, weight, power (SWaP), and robustness are critical.

In this role, you will develop deep system-level understanding of drone-based RF architectures (communications, radar, sensing, and navigation), create application collateral, and work cross-functionally to bring new RF products to market. You will act as a trusted technical interface between customers, field teams, and internal design groups to ensure ADI solutions are successfully designed into next-generation UAS platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Integration & System Support

• Support customers integrating RF PLLs, VCOs, and integrated PLL/VCO solutions into drone and UAS platforms, including communication links, radar, sensing, and electronic payloads
• Provide expert guidance on phase noise, spurious performance, frequency hopping, chirp generation, and LO architectures for airborne RF systems
• Troubleshoot complex system-level issues related to RF performance, power, thermal constraints, and environmental robustness

Application & Reference Design Development

• Develop application tools, reference designs, evaluation boards, and software/GUI tools that demonstrate RF PLL/VCO performance in drone-relevant use cases
• Create system demonstrations highlighting fast tuning, low jitter, low power operation, and compact implementations suitable for UAS platforms

Product Validation & Characterization

• Perform detailed lab evaluation of RF products, including phase noise, jitter, spurs, frequency switching behavior, and temperature performance
• Define operational boundaries and validate performance across real-world drone operating conditions

Technical Documentation

• Author high-quality application notes, user guides, reference designs, and design articles focused on drone RF architectures and frequency generation challenges
• Clearly communicate complex RF concepts to customers, FAEs, and internal teams

Competitive & Market Analysis

• Analyze competing RF PLL/VCO solutions used in drone