RF Engineer

Description:

Develop and design solutions for complex systems or subsystems as part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, with specific focus on digital and analog design.

Determine technical objectives for solution(s) to advanced technical engineering problems.

Participate in the review and finalization of detailed subsystem performance requirements, interface control documents, test requirements, integration planning, etc.

Perform design trade studies and analysis to determine the best approach to meet competing demands of performance, cost, and schedule.

Responsible for working on improvements and enhancements to existing designs, troubleshooting hardware, failure analysis, test procedure creation, and electronics testing.

Document test and verification activities at the electrical system and/or subsystem level.

Conduct reviews and/or provide significant technical analysis and commentary on the system and engineering specification, schematic, and/or verification phases of development.

Coach and mentor engineers and other support staff.

Provide engineering oversight and guidance to proteges.

Analyze mission specifications in order to perform link analysis, define requirements of Software Defined Radios and associated RF components, from UHF to Ka band.

Support Customers, business development, and program management with scoping new projects and product roadmaps.

Minimum of Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering and 8 years of engineering experience, or Advanced Degree and 5 years.

Previous experience in small company, start-up, or growth transition environments highly desired

Skills:

RF engineering

RF circuit

Radio Frequency

DSP

PCB design

Altium

Python

Simulation

Circuit simulation software

Digital design

Analog circuit design

Analog/digital

PCB Layout

Electrical Engineering

Additional Skills & Qualifications:

Demonstrate strong knowledge and experience in designing complex embedded systems with digital electronic systems and mixed signal analog (RF, power entry, SMPS, ADC, DACs, leveling, etc.).

Schematic capture (Altium) and PCB layout management experience.

Perform simulations for RF design and desense mitigation (3D EM and circuit level simulations, LT Spice, Python)

Firm understanding of DfX and DfR.

Experience designing electronics hardware for aerospace or space systems is desired.

Board bring-up and lab debugging, including RF/EMI.

High speed digital design.

Basic control methodology (PID control loops)

Working knowledge of mechanical design and analysis: CAD, GD&T FEA, Thermals.

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Actalent is an equal opportunity employer.About Actalent Actalent connects passion with purpose. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts that drive scale, innovation, and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 engineering and sciences consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia, and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. An operating company of Allegis Group, the global leader in talent solutions, Actalent launched as a new specialized engineering and sciences services and workforce solutions brand in 2021.