RF and Antenna Design Intern
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Company Overview |

Frontier Audio, based in Chicago, is a stealth-mode startup developing a game-changing wearable/hearable device that will make tens of millions of critical frontline workers. The company has raised funding from the first investor in Oculus (AR/VR company sold to Meta), contracts with the United States Department of Defense, pilots scheduled with Fortune 500 companies, and an ambitious team. The company is seeking those who want to overcome huge technical challenges and do the most impactful and important work of their life.

Job Description |

Frontier Audio Labs is looking for an extremely passionate and creative RF hardware intern with initial experience (via school or personal projects) in RF hardware and PCB design/prototyping/testing. The selected individual will play an important role in the R&D and product development process and their work will have a huge impact on the safety and productivity of millions of end-users powering and protecting the world. “Crazy ideas”, being scrappy, and having fun are tenants of the culture as well as focus and hard work, fundamental requirements to reach our goals. Frontier Audio is an ideal company for those looking to be a cornerstone or foundational member of a quickly growing team that iterates rapidly. While Frontier Audio as a startup may not be able to offer top-bucket cash compensation starting off, this position will include a significant (multiple percent) equity stake.

Responsibilities |

• Play critical role in wireless communication engineering on cutting edge wearable with real time voice communication and data transfer over miles
• Design systems with unprecedented combination of range, coverage, and transmission quality within immensely tight constraints in power, size, etc.
• Focus on communication architecture, RF circuit (and some general) PCB design and testing, antenna design and testing, and high level embedded software for RF portion of system
• Frontier research and development and rapid hardware and software prototyping of communication systems
• Test, measurement, and certification
• Collaborating with mechanical, audio algorithm/DSP, and electrical/hardware engineers

Qualifications |

Required

• Graduating in 2025 or 2026 spring/early summer
• Experience working on voice communication devices such as business radios, military radios, or cell phones
• Experience designing mixed signal high speed circuits including creating schematics, PCB layout/design, and PCB prototyping and testing
• Dedication to creating products at the frontier delivering unprecedented capabilities to huge underserved end-users critical to society
• Experience in RF circuit design in software like Altium and testing
• Some embedded software experience in C or C++
• Initial understanding of voice and data communication technologies, systems, networks and RF ICS/SOCs
• Self-driven engineer who can independently prioritize and “get things done”
• Must have ability to be qualified to work in the U.S. in less than 3 months and have no restrictions for international travel
• Ability to commute to Frontier Audio Labs' Chicago office on a daily basis

Preferred

• Experience with antenna simulation, design, and testing
• Independent RF prototyping and design work
• 3+ years of PCB design and prototyping experience via independent projects, internships, or school
• Members of our engineering team have degrees in electrical engineering or a similar field (mechanical or audio engineering, physics, etc.), but if you have taken a different route to gain the required experience, that is acceptable

Frontier Audio Labs evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

**Please send your resume to ...@frontieraudio.com to apply for this position. Within the email answer the following questions. We are not reviewing applications on LinkedIn.**