A bit about us:
We are a leader in Space Communications Electronics. We supply satellite RF units to Satellite OEMs. We cover the frequency range from UHF through L, C, X, Ku, Ka and Q Bands. Our team of highly experienced satellite and payload System Engineers and Program Managers, as well as world class RF and Product Design engineers and analysts. This is a team that you can depend on.
Why join us?
- R&D environment
- Advanced engineering team to work along side with
- Benefits
- Cutting Edge Space Technology
Job Details
SUMMARY: As our Senior RF Design Engineer you will serve as a project engineer for RF products including Oscillators, Central Power Supply Units (CPSUs), and Amplifiers for our commercial space customers.
MUST HAVES:
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
MUST HAVES:
- RF Circuit Design
- Designs of RF products that have gone into production
- Space or Aerospace experience
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead design and development of complex RF products with emphasis on oscillator products
- Analyze customer requirements and constraints
- Generate detailed design proposals for customers and provide expert-level advice on trade-off discussions for design concepts
- Estimate total costs, including material, labor, test and development costs as well as lead time for new products to be quoted
- Independently complete RF system and circuit design
- Support analog control circuitry designs for features including voltage regulation, gain control, automatic level control, and temperature compensation
- Perform detailed analysis of compliance for electrical, mechanical, environmental and regulatory requirements (compliance matrix) for all new products being quoted
- Determines methods and procedures on new assignments
- Tune, Test, and Report on prototypes / engineering models
- Support Operations by creating test data sheets, supporting Integration and Test
- Provide clear, consistent technical judgment
- Invent new technologies
- Mentor junior engineers in areas of RF design and analysis
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent related experience
- Minimum 8 years experience in the RF/Microwave industry
- Demonstrated RF/MW oscillator design knowledge and competence working in several oscillator topologies with emphasis on ultra-low phase noise
- Command of RF principles and theories (RF signal cascade, impedance matching, amplifier topologies, multipaction, NF, stability, distortion, etc.)
- Extensive experience with the simulation, design, test, and realization of RF components
- Expertise in commercial RF / Microwave 2.5D, 3D simulation software (ADS or Microwave Office/AWR preferred)
- Expert understanding of RF board-level design (component selection/placement, shielding, microstrip, lumped element matching, distributed matching, etc.)
- Experience with RF laboratory equipment and RF test methods
- Experience in all phases of RF product development from proposal phase through production
- Experience with InP VCO design preferred