Principal Electrical Engineer

Job summary
The RF Department is currently searching for Electrical Engineers who have experience designing RF and Microwave hardwareThis role includes design and test activities that span preliminary design to integrationCritical to this role will be designing for challenging mechanical constraints and extreme environments
Job seniority: mid-to-senior level
Responsibilities
• Design and development of transmitters, receivers or exciters• Experience designing and optimizing RF circuits – either chains of components (receiver, exciter, etc.) or individual parts (filters, limiters, couplers, etc.)• Working in a lab to accomplish component characterization as well as module verification and integration• Testing and handling sensitive RF Hardware• Design of circuit card assemblies (CCAs) with RF or mixed signals• Working with interdisciplinary teams – power, digital, mechanical, etc.• Schematic capture and RF routing
Requirements
• Typically requires a Bachelor's in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 8 years of prior relevant experience• RF design and fabrication• RF test and troubleshoot• Simulation of RF products• At least 8 years of experience with any of the following tools:• Mentor DX Designer or equivalent• High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent• SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent• Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Key Skills Needed
• Experience designing RF and Microwave hardware• Design and optimization of RF circuits• Experience with Mentor DX Designer or equivalent• Experience with High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS) or equivalent• Experience with SystemVue/Genesys or equivalent• Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS) or equivalent