RF Systems Engineer

Optiver builds long-range HF communication systems whose design and optimization directly influence end-to-end trading performance. We are looking for an RF Systems Engineer to design, integrate, characterize and improve the analog subsystems behind these systems.

Your focus will span two key areas:

- Low-power RF receive systems: filtering, amplification, signal conditioning, and integration with antennas and antenna arrays.

- High-power RF transmit systems: power amplification, impedance matching, transmission lines, protection systems, and integration with antennas and antenna arrays.

Your primary responsibility is the end-to-end analog RF subsystem: you own its design and performance, and dive into individual components whenever required to improve the whole. You will have the freedom and responsibility to investigate problems deeply and turn engineering insight into measurable improvements in real systems.

RF problems rarely exist in isolation: antenna impedance affects the power amplifier, amplifier nonlinearities affect signal quality, and receiver characteristics interact with algorithms. You will develop design choices iteratively, moving from physical understanding and equations to models or simulations, then experiments, measurements and validation. Real system data will help you uncover effects that models miss and turn the results into system improvements.

You will work closely with system, algorithm, digital hardware, software and test engineers, translating system objectives into RF requirements and measurement results into engineering decisions. The team brings deep experience across these disciplines, with support from specialist teams across Optiver. We move quickly, debate ideas openly regardless of who proposed them, and treat every result as a team result.

How to apply

Apply directly via the form below. If you have any questions feel free to contact our Recruitment team via our recruitment inquiry form.

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Optiver is committed to diversity and inclusion.

No prior trading or financial experience is needed – our onboarding program will kick-start your career at Optiver and support you in gaining all the relevant knowledge about our business.

At Optiver, our mission is to constantly improve the market by injecting liquidity, providing accurate pricing, increasing transparency and acting as a stabilizing force no matter the market conditions. With a focus on continuous improvement, we participate in the safeguarding of healthy and efficient markets for everyone who participates. As one of the largest market making institutions, we are a trusted partner of 70+ exchanges across the globe.

You’ll join a culture of collaboration and excellence, where you’ll be surrounded by curious thinkers and creative problem solvers. Motivated by a passion for continuous improvement, you’ll thrive in a supportive, high-performing environment alongside talented colleagues, working collectively to tackle the toughest problems in the financial markets.