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10 RF hardware design experts
These ten engineers have worked on RF hardware design for wireless devices and equipment at product companies, in roles covering RF circuits, front ends, antennas and boards. A reader can learn how RF hardware teams design and integrate radio front ends and antennas into wireless products.
Professionals to explore
01—10Azadeh Ghasemi
LinkedInExperience: Technical Leader, RF Hardware System Design Engineer · Ericsson
Former Staff RF Hardware System Design Engineer at Reach (2023–2026), and former Technical Leader, RF Hardware System Design Engineer (2018–2022) and Senior RF Design Engineer (2010–2018) at Ericsson. The profile describes RF engineering experience in design, simulation, testing and characterization work, and lists RF hardware and system design, microwave and mmWave.
Divya Kanmanthareddy
LinkedInExperience: Senior RF Hardware systems Engineer · Qualcomm
Senior RF Hardware systems Engineer at Qualcomm since August 2023, and former RF Hardware systems Engineer there (2020–2023). The profile describes specializing in the design, integration, characterization, optimization and verification of multi-band reference boards for global cellular networks.
Divya Naveenan
LinkedInExperience: Sr RF Systems Design Engineer · Amazon Lab126
Sr RF Systems Design Engineer at Amazon Lab126 since September 2018. The profile describes responsibility for defining RF architecture and link budgets, working with vendors on component selection and with layout and PCB fabrication houses on stack up definition, and performing component level RF front end simulations. Former RF Product Development Engineer at Intel (2016–2018).
Haijiang Ma
LinkedInExperience: RF Antenna Engineer · Google
Former RF Antenna Engineer at Google (2015–2021), former RF Engineer at Meta (2021–2022), and RF Engineer at Google since May 2022. The profile describes a specialty in small antennas and compact wireless systems design, with experience across antennas, RF, microwave and mm-wave circuits and systems, signal integrity and high-speed electronic system design.
Ilesh Patel
LinkedInExperience: Manager, Hardware Engineering - RF · BlackBerry
Former Manager, Hardware Engineering - RF at BlackBerry (2008–2013), Senior RF Design Engineer at Wilson Connectivity (2014–2016) and Sr. RF Engineer at Nokia (1996–2007). The profile describes extensive experience in RF design and development of handset, tablet, cellular booster and Internet of Things (IoT) wearable hardware.
Jose Crisologo
LinkedInExperience: Staff RF Design Engineer · Sierra Wireless
Staff RF Design Engineer at Sierra Wireless since September 2019. Former Senior Hardware Designer at Dali Wireless (2014–2018) and Senior Hardware Engineer at Webtech Wireless (2006–2014). The profile describes hardware design work in the telecommunication industry, specifically satellite, cellular and wireless communications, with skills in high frequency RF/Microwave (L-Ka bands), analog, digital and power supply circuits.
Muhammad Ali
LinkedInExperience: Senior RF mm-Wave Hardware Design Engineer · Apple
Senior RF mm-Wave Hardware Design Engineer at Apple since October 2024, with an RF mm-wave Hardware Design Engineer role at Apple listed from 2020 to present. The profile describes specializing in IC packaging, 5G substrates and antennas, with industry experience in RF/microwave passive circuit design.
Shayne Shin
LinkedInExperience: Senior RF Design Engineer · Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company)
Former Senior RF Design Engineer at Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company), with two listed roles under that title (2002–2013 and 2013–2016), and former Senior RF Engineer at Samsung Electronics (1998–2002). The profile describes RF design for consumer mobile hand-held devices with LTE, WCDMA, CDMA, GSM and WIFI/BT technologies, using experience with RF front-end, transceiver and system level architecture to address performance issues.
Sivadeep Kalavakuru
LinkedInExperience: Senior Hardware Design Engineer · Cisco Meraki
Senior Hardware Design Engineer at Cisco Meraki since August 2023, where the profile describes experience leading RF front end architecture of next gen wireless access points (802.11be, 802.15 and 5G NR). Former Senior Hardware Engineer at Cisco (2018–2021 and 2021–2023, two listed roles) and Hardware Engineer at Cisco (2015–2018).
Sriram Bharadwaj
LinkedInExperience: RF Hardware Design Engineer · Apple
RF Hardware Design Engineer at Apple since March 2024. The profile describes designing circuits that enable communication in mobile devices and being design owner of several devices in the mobile market with shipments close to 100 million. Former Staff Design Engineer at Qualcomm (2021–2024), and Senior Design Engineer (2017–2021) and RF Design Engineer (2014–2017) at Qorvo, Inc.
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's product type and frequency range to yours, since phones, access points, cellular modules and mm-wave designs pose different RF problems. Also decide whether you need someone who designs circuits and boards hands-on or someone who has defined RF architecture or led an RF team.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you set the RF architecture and link budget for a new wireless product before the board is laid out?
- 02How do you handle antenna placement and coexistence when the industrial design leaves little room?
- 03What is your process for debugging a radiated performance shortfall late in development?
Reaching RF hardware design experts
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