# RF Hardware Engineer at Hark

- Company: Hark
- What the company does: At Hark, we are building the most advanced personal intelligence in the world.
- Company website: https://hark.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hark/jobs/4372978009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/hark-rf-hardware-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for RF Hardware Engineer to design, integrate, validate, and certify wireless subsystems (cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, NFC/UWB) in our consumer hardware products. You will own RF performance from architecture through mass production, working cross-functionally with antenna, mechanical, firmware and manufacturing teams, as well as external vendors, test labs, and carriers.

## What they're looking for

- BS in Electrical Engineering or related field and 5+ years of RF hardware design experience (or MS and 3+ years)
- Hands-on design experience with at least one radio technology: cellular (5G NR/LTE), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GNSS, NFC, or UWB
- Strong RF fundamentals: transmission lines, impedance matching, RF front-end architecture, link budgets, noise, and linearity
- Proficiency with RF lab equipment: vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, communication testers (e.g., Keysight UXM, R&S CMX/CMW), and OTA anechoic chambers
- Experience taking a wireless product through at least one full development cycle to mass production

Tags: RF Engineering
