Senior RF Electrical Engineer

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead hardware development of AESA, digital beam forming, analog beam forming system.
• Develop, implement, and validate procedure to calibrate multiple communication systems in RF Anechoic chamber.
• Work with engineering fellows to design RF architecture to meet customer system requirements.
• Act as Control Account Manager (CAM), owning the RF team's budget and schedule for a given project.
• Lead laboratory integration of hardware, software, and firmware, and demonstrate to customers.
• Complete Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) block diagram, component identification, circuit simulation, schematic capture, board layout, and fab in Altium, HFSS, Spice, Geneys, HyperLynx, Visio.
• Work with facilities to relocate mmWave Anechoic test chamber to another building and expand test capability to Ka-band.
• Manage suppliers through PWB fabrication, CCA assembly; coordinate with supply chain to ensure all Purchase Orders are completed timely.
• Manage other engineers and technicians in the lab.
• Perform make vs buy analysis for optimal solution.
• This is an on-site position, 9/80 schedule.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• Four-year college degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline, plus a minimum of five years related experience, or a master's degree with three years of experience.
• Experience in RF design, laboratory testing, AESA, digital beam forming, analog beam forming, antenna measurements, and implementing firmware to adjust RF performance.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to use personal computer software such as MATLAB and Altium
• Mental ability to perform engineering problem solving and analytical tasks.
• Must be able to work under project deadlines and associated cost and schedule constraints.
• Must be a United States Citizen.
• Existing Security Clearance, or ability to obtain one.