Work with cutting edge AI technology, making the world a safer and more secure place.
DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of world's most challenging technical problems in the rapidly growing counter-drone sector.
Our customers operate in some of the most challenging and high-stakes environments in the world, including military organisations, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure operators, and law enforcement.
Protecting airspace in these settings requires technology that performs under pressure and teams that understand what's at stake.
At DroneShield, employees work at the leading edge of counter-drone innovation, helping to address real-world security challenges as drone threats continue to evolveglobally.
With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia, now part of the ASX200 index, DroneShield is experiencing a period of hypergrowth.
Revenue has surged from A$57 million in **** to over A$190 million in ****, representing growth of more than 400% year‐on‐year, with record profitability and cashflow.
The total addressable global market for counter‐drone is assessed at approximately $100 billion, and is currently at the nascent stage with much of the growth still to come, with DroneShield well positioned as a global market leader, and the only public listed pure‐play business in this sector.
The company has grown from 11 employees in **** to over 450 staff globally today, and is on track to reach around 550 by the end of ****.
This expansion includes investment of over A$50 million annually in R&D;, a global pipeline exceeding A$2.5 billion, and continuous scaling of production capacity to meet accelerating demand.
The role is based at DroneShield's central Sydney headquarters.
Overseas on‐the‐ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries worldwide.
About the role
DroneShield is seeking a Principal RF Electronics Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Sydney, Australia.
The position will report to the Electronics Team lead within product development.




The Product Development Team at Droneshield is focused on providing fully operational and qualified modular devices to enable new product development of high‐end RF based sensors and effectors.
These modules are re‐used across various product configurations including man‐portable, vehicle mounted and fixed site.
Key technical challenges for the electronics aspect of these modules include the design of complex wide‐band RF circuitry, high speed digital interface and high‐power radio frequency output.
DroneShield designs and builds the full signal chain from signal generation to antenna.
Expectations of this role in the RF Electronics Team will be focussed on the architecture of the system, working with other teams to ensure the next generation product remain class leading.
This will include proposal next generation electronics architecture, guiding engineers on SCH/PCB design implementation, reviewing validation test plan development, troubleshooting existing design problems and hardware issue root‐case analysis and resolution.
Responsibilities, Duties and Expectations
Lead the team on the RF Electronic Architecture and work on the core of Droneshield's technology for accuracy, performance stability and maintenance
Self‐management of workload, methods and workflow to meet key business objectives
Schematic and PCB design using Altium, including contribution to component database and document templates
Expert knowledge with test equipment for validation of high‐speed digital and RF interfaces, including training younger engineers for correct usage
Manufacturing test specification design and support for production set‐up & debugging
Hardware design validation planning and execution on both a modular and system level
Employing and developing sound industry practices for documentation and QC
Leading manufacturing test specification design and support for production set‐up & debugging




Mentoring and training of junior engineers
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Degree in Electronics Engineering, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience
Minimum of 15 years' experience in RF hardware design, test and production support
Seasoned experience using benchtop test equipment such as VNA's, spectrum analyser and signal generators
Experience in mentoring less experienced engineers
Simulation experience using Microwave Office, ADS or similar
Solid knowledge of link budget estimation and communications theory
Expert knowledge for receiver sensitivity principles such as cascaded noise figure, agile range and noise floor degradation
Significant experience in SCH and PCB design using Altium
Substantial RF hardware design theory and experience.
Isolation, matching networks, filter specifications
Experience in design of high‐power RF amplifiers and linearisation techniques
Experience in hardware design principles for battery power device applications
Theoretical and practical understanding of PCB layout techniques for high‐speed digital and RF circuitry
Familiarity of applicable global and local radio standards for intentional radiators
Significant experience and working knowledge of Antennas
Desirable experiences and skills
Leading projects or initiatives within a company environment
Hardware design with integrated antennas
RF filter specification and selection.
Significant Design experience is expected
RF power amplifier design experience combined with implementing heat management principles
Experience architecting and developing transmitter RF front‐end design up to 12 GHz and 100 W
Experience architecting and developing receiver RF front‐end design up to 10 GHz including filter, diplexer, splitters, and LNA
Component specification for RF components such as power amplifiers, low‐noise amplifiers, solid‐state switches, power dividers/combiners, couplers
Software Defined Radio design experience is highly desirable
Knowledge of mainstream RF modulation techniques
Knowledge and experience working with Multi‐carrier combining
Significant Antenna design would be an advantage
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📌 Principal Rf Electronics Engineer (Au) (New South Wales)
🏢 Droneshield
📍 New South Wales