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Technical Co-Founder - Microwave / RF / Phased Arrays / Antenna Design
Accepting applicationsStealth Startup · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Full-Time Executive MATLABPythonRFrf
Estimated market salary
₹26-47 LPA
This is a SiliconBoard market estimate, not an employer-posted salary.
Posted
4 Sept
Category
Test
Experience
Executive
Country
India
We are looking for a serious technical co-founder to join an early-stage deep-tech venture working at the intersection of RF, microwave engineering, wireless power, advanced electromagnetic systems, and next-generation energy technologies. We are looking for someone with a strong research and engineering background who wants to move beyond conventional employment and build something from the ground up.
Ideal background:
MS / PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, RF/Microwave Engineering, Electromagnetics, Antennas, Wireless Power, or a closely related field. (PhD preferred, but not mandatory)
5+ years of relevant R&D / industry / academic research experience is desirable (but not mandatory)
Strong expertise in one or more of:
RF & Microwave Engineering
Beamforming, phased-array systems
Antenna design and electromagnetic systems
Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)
Rectenna / RF-to-DC conversion
Microwave power transmission
Electromagnetic simulation and optimization
High-frequency electronics
Space / aerospace RF systems or related technologies
Technical Tools:
Hands-on experience with some of the following would be highly valuable:
EM / Antenna Simulation
Ansys HFSS
CST Studio Suite / Microwave Studio
FEKO
COMSOL Multiphysics
RF / Microwave Circuit Design
Keysight ADS
AWR Microwave Office
Analysis / Programming
MATLAB / Simulink
Python
scikit-rf or similar RF analysis tools
Experience with antenna arrays, phased arrays, EM optimization, RF measurements, VNA characterization, rectifier design, or system-level electromagnetic modelling would be a significant advantage.
More Important than the Checklist:
We are looking for someone who has the mindset of a founder, not simply an employee.
You should be comfortable with:
Working in an early-stage environment
Taking technical ownership
Designing, simulating, prototyping and testing
Working through problems where there is no established playbook
Reading and challenging research literature
Converting research into an engineering solution
Building a technology roadmap
Eventually building and leading a technical team
Entrepreneurial experience, previous startup experience, patents, publications, technology commercialization, or having built hardware/R&D systems from scratch would be a strong plus.
Compensation and Equity:
This is an early-stage founding opportunity.
There is no fixed salary initially. We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in building a company and is comfortable joining before significant external funding.
Once the company raises funding, the founding team will transition to substantial market-competitive compensation.
The selected technical co-founder can expect equity participation of up to 25%, depending on experience, commitment, role, and contribution to the venture.
The current founding team includes individuals with previous co-founder and company-building experience.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to:
→ Become an early member of a deep-tech company
→ Own a significant part of the technology and company
→ Work on a technically ambitious problem
→ Build IP and technology from the ground up
→ Eventually build and lead an engineering/R&D organization
→ Have meaningful founder-level ownership rather than joining another established company
We are not looking for someone who is simply looking for their next job.
We are looking for someone who wants to build the next company.
📩 Interested?
Apply via LinkedIn with:
Your CV
Key projects or technologies and softwares you have worked on in RF/microwave
A brief note on why you want to build a deep-tech company
Confidentiality will be maintained during the initial discussion.
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Ideal background:
MS / PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, RF/Microwave Engineering, Electromagnetics, Antennas, Wireless Power, or a closely related field. (PhD preferred, but not mandatory)
5+ years of relevant R&D / industry / academic research experience is desirable (but not mandatory)
Strong expertise in one or more of:
RF & Microwave Engineering
Beamforming, phased-array systems
Antenna design and electromagnetic systems
Wireless Power Transfer (WPT)
Rectenna / RF-to-DC conversion
Microwave power transmission
Electromagnetic simulation and optimization
High-frequency electronics
Space / aerospace RF systems or related technologies
Technical Tools:
Hands-on experience with some of the following would be highly valuable:
EM / Antenna Simulation
Ansys HFSS
CST Studio Suite / Microwave Studio
FEKO
COMSOL Multiphysics
RF / Microwave Circuit Design
Keysight ADS
AWR Microwave Office
Analysis / Programming
MATLAB / Simulink
Python
scikit-rf or similar RF analysis tools
Experience with antenna arrays, phased arrays, EM optimization, RF measurements, VNA characterization, rectifier design, or system-level electromagnetic modelling would be a significant advantage.
More Important than the Checklist:
We are looking for someone who has the mindset of a founder, not simply an employee.
You should be comfortable with:
Working in an early-stage environment
Taking technical ownership
Designing, simulating, prototyping and testing
Working through problems where there is no established playbook
Reading and challenging research literature
Converting research into an engineering solution
Building a technology roadmap
Eventually building and leading a technical team
Entrepreneurial experience, previous startup experience, patents, publications, technology commercialization, or having built hardware/R&D systems from scratch would be a strong plus.
Compensation and Equity:
This is an early-stage founding opportunity.
There is no fixed salary initially. We are looking for someone who is genuinely interested in building a company and is comfortable joining before significant external funding.
Once the company raises funding, the founding team will transition to substantial market-competitive compensation.
The selected technical co-founder can expect equity participation of up to 25%, depending on experience, commitment, role, and contribution to the venture.
The current founding team includes individuals with previous co-founder and company-building experience.
Why Join?
This is an opportunity to:
→ Become an early member of a deep-tech company
→ Own a significant part of the technology and company
→ Work on a technically ambitious problem
→ Build IP and technology from the ground up
→ Eventually build and lead an engineering/R&D organization
→ Have meaningful founder-level ownership rather than joining another established company
We are not looking for someone who is simply looking for their next job.
We are looking for someone who wants to build the next company.
📩 Interested?
Apply via LinkedIn with:
Your CV
Key projects or technologies and softwares you have worked on in RF/microwave
A brief note on why you want to build a deep-tech company
Confidentiality will be maintained during the initial discussion.
Show more Show less