Jadex Inc. is hiring : Radio Frequency (Antenna) Engineer - Columbia, SC in Colum

Columbia, SC, USA

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 4 : 00 AM | Expires Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 3 : 59 AM

SHAKESPEARE COMPANY LLC, a Jadex Inc. company, is a US-based manufacturer of both industrial and consumer products for a wide variety of industries and applications.

Shakespeare industrial products are tailored to the customer’s unique needs and include custom engineered nylon resins, performance monofilaments, and conductive fibers used as raw materials in finished goods ranging from automotive components to medical applications. The company operates under the Shakespeare, Rino-Tuff, and Weed Warrior brands in the lawn & garden category and is a major player in the mass merchant channel as the primary universal fit solution for trimmer line, heads, and accessories. The brand is known worldwide within the marine electronics industry for marine radio antennas with a portfolio of connectivity solutions and accessories to help keep boaters connected and safe. Maintaining communications is of utmost importance to military forces across the world and Shakespeare’s line of military antenna products plays a critical role in achieving mission success.

Position Summary :

Reporting to the Business Director, Marine & Military, the Radio Frequency (Antenna) Engineer, will be responsible for specifying, prototyping, implementing, and testing antennas and RF circuits for our Marine / Military product lines. You will work cross-functionally with other members of the engineering team to deliver Marine / Military antenna products to markets. In addition, you will hone your technical knowledge in advanced antenna structures, identify risks and opportunities, and help set the technology road map. Work with our Product Management team to develop our customer go-to-market strategies and execution for the Marine / Military Antenna innovation.

Primary Functions :

• Design, implement, and verify antenna products throughout a product design cycle.
• Conduct laboratory benchtop antenna prototyping, testing, & make iterative design modifications.
• Optimize RF (radio frequency) front-end matching, antenna passive and active components expected performance by computer simulation and lab validation.
• Collaborate with PM / Mechanical / RF / Hardware Engineering teams to define antenna requirements and performance goals.
• Perform board level and product level EM simulations for best-in-class antenna system performance, spatial co-existence and emissions as maybe encountered in advanced military vehicle / airframe applications
• Support EMI and RF trouble shooting and testing from production floor fallout.
• Debug and resolve system level Antenna-RF issues to achieve regulatory and performance goals.
• Support product certification as maybe needed for MIL-STD-810 and first article documentation.
• Research new approaches and techniques for future product versions.

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Jadex Inc and its Businesses do not discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor.

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