Description:
RF/Microwave activities including research, design, development, and verification of RF system architecture and RF payload hardware to support Avionics and Space integrated communication systems.
Design activities will involve the planning, design, development, testing, verification, and system operation of RF/Microwave electronic hardware.
Evaluate customer and program needs to define and coordinate RF performance requirements with internal stakeholders.
Perform RF and high frequency/microwave detailed design, analysis, development and testing of hardware including schematic capture, PCB layout review, and BOM development.
Develop technical documentation such as design requirements, development plans, design reports, test plans, etc.
Execute work above to meet or exceed the established engineering and company process and procedures as well as best design guidelines
Provide clear communication of design and development approach or plans to technical peers, leads, and management
Complete high-quality work while keeping budget and schedule constraints on track
Support technical trade studies to drive tactical and strategic decisions for program leadership
Support the generation of proposals and RF system requirements
Provide analysis and technical review support during gate reviews and both internal and customer design reviews
Provide technical and estimation support such as basis of estimate development to proposals as directed by management
Timely execute work per directions from project engineer or program manager
Work across disciplines to ensure adoption of qualifiable designs with scalable manufacturing processes
Identify development risks and mitigation strategies
Continuously research industry trends to support roadmaps utilizing the latest technologies to increase RF system and sub-assembly capabilities, and lower the cost, size, weight, and power
Top Skills:
RF design
Power dividers
Couplers
Frequency
Converters
Power amplifiers
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
Technical experience in Aerospace and Defense Avionics
Understanding of critical performance characteristics of passive and active RF components such as amplifiers, oscillators, attenuators, mixers, and filters, along with an understanding of how these characteristics relate to a communication system's performance
Analytical design experience using software and simulation tools such as MATLAB, HFSS, and complex Excel spreadsheets
A solid understanding of noise figure/noise temperature (Eb/No, BER vs. noise, receiver sensitivity, and expected value and variance), temperature effects, interconnection (standard and non-standard impedances), and isolation requirements
Experience in developing RF hardware designs and capturing them using industry standard schematic capture tools
Experience in the lab testing hardware circuits using test equipment including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power supplies, and multimeters
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Full-time