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# Senior Specialist, RF Electrical Engineer at Acron Aviation

- **Company:** Acron Aviation
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-06-21
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/acronaviation/5da10da5-89a9-4afe-96a5-ffcae26f6e71

## Job description

About Acron Aviation (Avionics – Surveillance): Acron Aviation designs, engineers, and manufactures certified avionics systems that support safety-critical flight operations across commercial and military aviation. Within Avionics, the Surveillance product line develops and sustains systems that enable aircraft awareness, collision avoidance, and airspace interoperability. Our portfolio includes TCAS, Mode S transponders, ADS-B, and integrated surveillance solutions deployed across commercial, military, and rotorcraft platforms. This work is performed in highly regulated environments and demands deep expertise across systems, hardware, software, and RF throughout the full product lifecycle.

Job Title Specialist, RF Engineer – Surveillance

Position Summary Acron Aviation is seeking a self-motivated RF/Microwave Engineer to join the RF Design team within the Surveillance product line. In this role, you will design and deliver mission-critical RF system solutions supporting ACAS/TCAS, transponder, DME, UAT, and related RF functions across the product portfolio.

You will contribute to new product development and support existing products, working with multidisciplinary engineering teams across electrical, mechanical, software, and systems engineering. This role involves RF design, troubleshooting, and customer support, with responsibility for resolving production and field issues while advancing new system capabilities.

## Key Responsibilities

- Derive RF hardware requirements from system-level specifications
- Define RF functional blocks supporting surveillance and communication system architectures
- Perform RF and analog circuit design from component-level through full system integration
- Support detailed design, analysis, development, and hardware testing activities
- Participate in internal and external design reviews
- Present technical concepts, designs, and results to program management and customers
- Collaborate with mechanical, systems, and software engineering teams to meet performance requirements
- Support peer design reviews, verification testing, and transition of designs into production
- Develop enhancements to incorporate new RF and wireless capabilities into existing systems
- Work independently and within multidisciplinary teams to deliver RF systems and assemblies
- Apply strong analytical and communication skills to technical problem-solving and execution

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with a minimum of 2 years of related experience
- Academic background in electromagnetic (EM) and RF/microwave theory

## Preferred Additional Skills

- Experience designing RF CCAs across UHF through E-band frequency ranges, with emphasis in L-band
- Experience with RF design elements including frequency synthesizers, up/down converters, and front-end electronics
- Experience with simulation and modeling tools such as CST Microwave Studio, HFSS, AWR Microwave Office, and/or ADS
- Understanding of RF component performance including amplifiers, oscillators, attenuators, mixers, and filters
- Working knowledge of S-parameters, matching networks, cascade analysis, and RF system behavior
- Experience with gain budget analysis including gain, noise figure, linearity, and noise power
- Understanding of RF filtering concepts including types, bandwidth, and implementation methods
- Strong understanding of noise figure, noise temperature, receiver sensitivity, and signal-to-noise relationships
- Knowledge of temperature effects, impedance matching, interconnects, and isolation requirements
- Experience designing to DO-160 or MIL-STD requirements for RF electronics

## About Acron Aviation

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Acron Aviation delivers avionics, pilot training, flight data intelligence, and simulation solutions for commercial aviation operators and OEMs worldwide.
- **Entity Type**: Private (acquired by TJC LP in November 2023 for $800M)
- **Headquarters**: St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
- **Founded**: 2023 (as Acron Aviation, with heritage tracing back more than 90 years to Edwin Link’s first flight simulator)
- **Founders**: Not disclosed (spun out from L3Harris’s Commercial Aviation Solutions business)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
- **Target customers**: Aircraft operators (commercial, corporate, rotary-wing), airframe OEMs, and pilot training organizations (B2B, enterprise)
- **Mission**: “Innovate to create safer skies.”

## Products & Services
- **Avionics Systems**: OEM-certified ADS-B surveillance, configurable voice and data recorders, collision avoidance systems, navigation displays and processors, thermal switches.
- **Flight Data Intelligence**: Flight data monitoring, operational analytics, and risk management services (monitors 18,000+ flights per day).
- **Pilot Training**: Full Flight Simulators and training devices, with training centers in London (UK), Bangkok (Thailand), and Miami (USA). Also offers distance learning and maintenance training solutions.
- **Driver Training Solutions**: Professional-grade driving simulators and training programs for commercial and fleet operators.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly traded; acquired for $800M in November 2023.
- **Key Metric**: 130,000+ recorders, displays, and processors delivered; 350+ flight simulators in operation; 18,000+ flights monitored daily.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Owned by private equity firm TJC LP. Acquired Trakka Systems in October 2025.
- **Growth Signals**: 611 employees (+90% year-over-year, +520 people); global footprint across 12 countries (USA, UK, Thailand, India, France, etc.); recent acquisition of Trakka Systems; active job postings for engineering and systems roles.

## Competitive Advantages
- Over 90 years of combined heritage in aviation simulation and avionics (original Link simulator lineage).
- Unique “tier 1.5” positioning: combines OEM-certified hardware with turnkey training and data analytics under one roof.
- Global support network with AOG services, spares, repairs, and refurbished equipment across multiple continents.
- Extensive installed base (millions of flight hours of data, 350+ simulators) providing network effects for training and data services.

## Strategic Focus
- Become the unconventional “tier 1.5 partner of choice” for customers.
- Expand capabilities through acquisitions (e.g., Trakka Systems for electro-optical systems).
- Continue investing in flight data analytics and simulation technology to drive safety and efficiency.
- Scale headcount and global production facilities to meet growing demand.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & Values**: “Move Fast. Own It. Customer First. Speak Candidly.” Emphasis on collaboration, creativity, and diversity through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/office roles across multiple US locations (St. Petersburg HQ, Burnsville, Grand Rapids, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Sanford) plus UK (London) and Thailand (Bangkok).
- **Benefits (US highlights)**:
  - Competitive compensation
  - Medical, dental, vision, FSA/HSA
  - 10 holidays + flexible time-off; some locations offer 9/80 schedules
  - 401k match up to 6%
  - 6 weeks parental leave
  - Wellness programs and Employee Assistance Program
  - Education assistance for qualified degree programs
- **Benefits (UK highlights)**:
  - Pension employer match up to 7%
  - 25 days holiday + bank holidays, buy/sell up to 5 days
  - Life assurance (4x salary)
  - Private medical insurance and Digital GP
- **Benefits (Thailand highlights)**:
  - Group health & life insurance including dental
  - Provident fund
  - Transportation allowance
  - Annual health check-up
- **Engineering Culture**: Opportunities across embedded hardware, FPGA, software V&V, systems engineering, avionics reliability, and electro-optical systems. Strong focus on safety-critical technology.

## Sources
1. [acronaviation.com](https://acronaviation.com/)
2. [Acron Aviation About Us](https://acronaviation.com/about-us/)
3. [Acron Aviation Careers](https://acronaviation.com/careers/)
4. [Acron Aviation Jobs on Lever](https://jobs.lever.co/acronaviation)
5. [LinkedIn Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/acronaviation)

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