RF / Microwave Engineer

Hello,

• Location: Chelmsford, MA 100% onsite
• Position1: RF Engineer
• Position 2: RF / Microwave Engineer
• Duration: 12+ month contract
• Domain: Aerospace and Defense
• Interview: 2 video interviews with some coding

Needs to have Active Secret Clearance

Summary: RF Engineer
We offer an excellent working environment with a mix of cutting-edge design and genuine hands-on electronics laboratory testing and product development. This exciting role offers the RF professional an opportunity to be a key contributor on our team of industry-leading RF design experts.

What You Will Be Doing

• In this role, the RF Engineer will have the opportunity to support the production of complex multi-function modules used in challenging high-reliability applications in all phases of the product life cycle.
• The engineer will work on complex technical problems and provide solutions that are innovative and ingenious.
• The engineer will act independently to uncover and resolve issues associated with the implementation of operational products.
• The engineering will collaborate with other engineering disciplines including hardware engineers, systems engineers, and circuit design engineers as well as technical and manufacturing support personnel.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Basic requirements:

• Secret Clearance Required to start.
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering preferred or BS Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) accepted plus a minimum of 5+ years of relevant professional engineering experience.
• Experience with troubleshooting designs and resolving integration issues in a production or manufacturing environment is required.
• Experience with hands on hardware
• Experience with the use of RF microwave test equipment and microwave simulation tools is required.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are required.

Desired skills:

• An MS in electrical engineering or closely related technical field is desired.
• Significant relevant experience in the defense electronics industry is desired.
• Expertise with RF subsystems and hardware including antennas, transmitters, receivers, microwave components, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, advanced electronic modules, amplifiers, mixers, switches, frequency generation circuits, and frequency conversion circuits is desired.
• Experience with microelectronics assembly techniques is desired.
• Expertise with technical documentation such as specifications, schematic drawings, and test date is desired.
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience with customer interface including technical presentations.
• Prior RF design experience is preferred
• Ability to lead failure investigations on production or technical issues.
• Ability work in a team collaborative environment especially with manufacturing and industrial engineers and/or operator on production support.

Summary: RF/Microwave
The RF / microwave engineer will support the manufacturing of complex multi-function modules used in challenging high reliability applications. The engineer will be responsible for analysis and troubleshooting of circuits for advanced electronic modules, including amplifiers, mixers, switches, frequency generation circuits and frequency conversion circuits. The engineer will be responsible for providing technical support to our manufacturing operation to resolve assembly and test issues. The engineer will learn from and collaborate with other engineering disciplines, including hardware engineers, systems engineers, and circuit design engineers as well as technicians and manufacturing support personnel.

Basic Qualifications:

• Full Secret clearance required at time of submittal.
• Bachelor's Degree in RF / Microwave Engineering.
• 1+ years of related experience in RF/Microwave Engineering
• 1+ years of experience testing, tuning, and troubleshooting microwave circuits.
• Knowledge of RF/ microwave test equipment is required, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and phase noise analyzers.
• Expertise with reviewing and interpreting technical documentation such as specifications, schematic diagrams and test data is required.

Desired skills:

• Professional experience in the aerospace/defense industry is desired.
• Professional experience in a manufacturing environment is desired.
• Demonstrated academic achievement in the field of RF is desired.
• Familiarity with RF / microwave circuit simulation or 3D electromagnetic simulation tools is desired.
• Familiarity with troubleshooting designs and resolving integration issues is desired.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are desired.
• Ability to work in a collaborative and team-based environment.