RF/Wireless Engineer

Senior RF/Microwave Engineer responsible for RF architecture, microwave hardware design, simulation, integration, verification, and technical execution across communication and electronic warfare systems.

Job Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required.

• Active Secret Clearance required.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 6+ years of relevant experience, or a graduate degree with 4+ years of relevant experience.

• On-site availability to support laboratory testing and hardware development.

• Experience with ADS and/or AWR Microwave Office.

• Hands-on experience with RF laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, receivers, signal generators, amplifiers, antennas, and power meters.

• Experience with RF/microwave design, analysis, modeling, simulation, integration, and verification.

• Knowledge of electromagnetics, RF/microwave theory, and electronic warfare.

• Experience designing RF products from UHF through E-band.

• Experience with frequency synthesizers, up/down converters, front-end electronics, antenna tracking electronics, and complete RF systems.

• Experience with RF architecture definition and system-level analysis.

• Experience developing RF link budgets.

• Knowledge of passive and active RF components including amplifiers, oscillators, attenuators, mixers, and filters.

• Working knowledge of S-parameters, matching networks, cascade analysis, gain budgets, noise figure, linearity, and filtering.

• Knowledge of noise temperature, Eb/No, BER, receiver sensitivity, temperature effects, impedance interfaces, and isolation requirements.

• Knowledge of nonlinear RF effects including intermodulation, IP2, IP3, group delay variation, and dynamic range.

• Understanding of power budgets and environmental design impacts.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with PathWave RF Synthesis/Genesys.

• Experience with Siemens EDA/Mentor Graphics tools.

• Experience supporting RF hardware from concept through qualification, production, and sustainment.

• Experience with RF circuit card, module, and subsystem design.

• Experience with communication-system RF architectures.

• Experience with electronic warfare RF systems.

• Familiarity with military and commercial SATCOM standards.

• Experience developing RF technology roadmaps.

• Experience optimizing RF hardware for cost, size, weight, and power.

• Experience supporting proposal development, technical estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop RF architectures and hardware designs for communication systems.

• Translate system requirements into circuit card, module, subsystem, and system-level RF solutions.

• Perform RF and analog circuit design, analysis, modeling, and simulation.

• Develop and evaluate high-frequency and microwave hardware.

• Support RF circuit card and subsystem development activities.

• Conduct peer and formal design reviews.

• Perform RF hardware integration and verification testing.

• Develop link budgets and system-level RF performance analyses.

• Evaluate gain, noise figure, linearity, filtering, matching, dynamic range, and related RF performance metrics.

• Analyze nonlinear RF effects and develop applicable mitigation approaches.

• Support laboratory testing using RF and microwave test equipment.

• Develop technical approaches for new programs and proposal efforts.

• Identify technical risks and develop RF architecture recommendations.

• Develop technical estimates for engineering schedules and resource requirements.

• Coordinate RF hardware development with systems, mechanical, software, and other engineering disciplines.

• Support RF hardware through concept development, qualification, production, and sustainment.

• Manage technical tasking, schedules, and priorities for assigned RF engineering activities.

• Prepare and present technical designs, analyses, test results, and engineering recommendations.

• Provide technical guidance and design review support for RF hardware development activities.

Pay: 49-66/hr

Benefit offerings include medical, dental, vision, term life insurance, short-term disability insurance, additional voluntary benefits, commuter benefits and 401K plan. Our program provides employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. Available paid leave may include Paid Sick Leave, where required by law; any other paid leave required by Federal, State or local law; and Holiday pay upon meeting eligibility criteria. Disclaimer: These benefit offerings do not apply to client-recruited jobs and jobs which are direct hire to a client.

Pay Details: $49.00 to $66.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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