Job Title: RF/Microwave Design Engineer
Duration: 2+ years
Location: Lexington, MA
Description:
Designs, develops, tests radio frequency (RF) and/or microwave systems architecture, components, circuits, or products. Includes antenna design, both reflector and array systems, frequency synthesizers, transmitters, and receivers. Participates in electrical design tasks including requirements analysis, specification generation, interface definition, component selection, circuit simulation, schematic capture, and board layout. Participates in simulation, testing and troubleshooting of RF circuits and subsystems. Develops test plans and procedures for RF subsystems. Sub-system circuit design. Participates in required design reviews. Designs or develops radio frequency equipment and products which are used for the testing process of radio frequencies. Produces radio frequency devices and components ensuring that the design specifications are completely followed. Troubleshoots any problems found in radio frequency testing equipment or circuits. Knowledgeable in system architecture and specifications. Optimizes and analyzes the network and improving its performance if necessary. Ensures that reliability requirements are met in the design: these include E.M.C (electromagnetic compatibility), safety, manufacturability, and thermal design aspects.
Background Need:
The Group is seeking a RF test and integration engineer with background in designing, integrating, and executing both lab and over-the-air tests of prototype tactical communications systems.
Need:
RF test and integration engineer with background in designing, integrating, and executing both lab and over-the-air tests of prototype tactical communications systems.
Responsibilities:
- Test bed design and implementation with COTS and prototype components in test bed
- Test design and definition, design and implementation of test automation and execution, RF and communication data collection, analysis, and internal presentation. This is a collaborative effort with the program team.
- Define and execute tests.
- Define test procedures
- Automate testing procedures
- Execute both lab and OTA tests
- Collect and organize rf and network performance data
- Perform analysis and report internally via verbal and written methods
Required Skills:
- RF hardware - communications radios, antenna fundamentals, COTS components
- Test equipment - oscope, spec a, dmm, signal generator, dc power supply
- Experience working on a Linux platform; ideally candidate has Linux scripting - bash, python, and Linux networking experience
- Background in RF theory
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM field
- MS office
Desired Skills:
- Tactical RF communications,
- MATLAB
- Ettus USRP / SDR support and development
- DoD crypto devices
- Other crypto - AES, etc
- DoD tactical data links - Link16, TTNT, IFDL, MADL, HNW, NCW, BFT2, SRW, TSM
- C/C++
- Airborne testing
- Knowledge of AJ/LPI/LPD techniques
- Previous operational experience with tactical data links and crypto
- Knowledge/experience with unmanned platforms
Others:
- Technologies will be flight tested so potential to fly as crew on aircraft. Please discuss this with potential candidates and ensure there would not be issues with this task.
- Clearance: Candidates can start with an interim clearance at the start of the position.
- Work Location: This position is onsite 75% of the time (3-4 days of the week depending on the project needs)
- Interview process: Interviews will be an initial phone screen and then a second-round interview with additional team members (Zoom).
- Travel to test sites 1-2 times a year for a test event. This travel is domestic.
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