Associate RF Hardware Engineer (Comms)

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. • GERMANTOWN, MD

2d • $90,000 - $105,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) is seeking an Associate RF HW Electrical Engineer to work in their Clarksburg, MD office. This position reports to the RF Design Manager. TDSI has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for over 60 years and supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. Their key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems.

Requirements

• US Citizenship Required - Applicant selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet requirements to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance.
• BSEE or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering.
• Demonstrated focus in analog or RF circuit design through junior/senior‑level coursework, laboratory work, and technical projects.
• In-depth theoretical knowledge of Analog and RF circuit design at an undergraduate level.
• Hands-on lab experience to breadboard, prototype and test designs utilizing engineering test equipment commonly found in undergraduate engineering labs.
• Strong communication skills both verbal and non-verbal.
• Ability to think "out-of-the-box", develop, and implement innovation design solutions.
• Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.

Nice To Haves

• Experience is desired, utilizing engineering development software tools including Altium Designer, Microwave Office, ADS, Genesys, LTspice, Matlab, Lab View, and Microsoft Office tools.

Responsibilities

• Work within multidisciplined engineering project teams as an RF design engineer to design and develop RF circuits, circuit card assemblies, and products for Tactical Radio, SATCOM, Software Defined Radio, Electronic Warfare, and Land Mobile Radio markets.
• Participate in small RF engineering teams and/or work under the supervision of a senior member of the RF design staff to define requirements, conceive, document (create schematics, PCB layouts, interface control documents, hardware design documents, test plans/reports, etc), analyze/simulate, build prototypes, perform verification testing, debug, and optimize circuit designs to meet requirements at the circuit, card, and product levels.
• Working with your mentor and colleagues, implement RF designs utilizing RF power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, bandpass & lowpass filters, and frequency mixers capable of supporting advanced waveforms used in small size weight and power (SWAP) products.
• Design/source, analyze/simulate, test and optimize antennas, external RF amplifiers, and ancillaries for use with products to achieve overall product performance requirements.
• Contribute to technical trade studies and analyses to select RF architecture and key components.
• Assist other RF team members to develop and implement detailed design specifications, test plans and test procedures.
• Verify product performance vs. predictions for prototype products and production hardware products.
• Participate in continuous improvement and team building activities. Maintain productive working relationships with all team members.
• Complete assigned tasks in a quality and timely manner.
• Effectively support and communicate to management status, issues, needs and ideas.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• Yearly Incentive Bonus Program
• Generous 401(k) program - up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid wellness, vacation, and holiday leave
• Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave
• 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level