Radio Frequency Engineer IV
About The Position
Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer. At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES. The most important thing we build is TRUST #CustomerFocus #Values #Leader #TogetherWePioneer Overview HOW TO SUCCEED Take ownership of a high fidelity end-to-end model & simulation for various phased array and radar applications; develop and integrate signal processing functions and conduct sub-system trade studies; act as system engineer to guide architecture design decisions and define requirements on proposals; apply appropriate standards, processes, procedures and tools throughout the system development life cycle to support the generation of such engineering applications and products such as Radio Frequency (RF) and digital applications.
Requirements
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering or STEM Degree (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math)
- Five (5) plus years' experience in design and tuning of High Power Amplifier (>10W)
- Experience RF circuit simulation experience
- Experience in RF component testing
- Experience with Product transition from Engineering to Manufacturing, including writing Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and assembly of Power Amplifier
- ADS/AWR/SPICE circuit simulation experience or equivalent
- Good oral and written communication skills to interface with key internal and external customers
- In order to be considered for this opportunity, you must be eligible to obtain and maintain security clearance, which requires US Person.
Nice To Haves
- MS degree in Electrical Engineering or PhysicsEight
- Eight (8) years technical research role experience
- Design experience in RF components, such as combiner, filter, switch, mixer, circulator, VCO, Power Amp and antenna.
- HFSS simulation experience
- Familiar with thermal consideration in PA design
- PCB/chip-on-board design, test, and layout experience
- MTBF calculation and circuit failure analysis experience
- MMIC design and experience in interacting with Foundry
- GaN, GaAs, InP or LDMOS semiconductor experience
- Load-Pull experience
- Active DOD Secret Clearance
Responsibilities
- Design RF Circuits using simulation tools, generate BOM, and identify necessary equipment and components to perform test
- Interface with a layout engineer for PCB tape-out
- Tune and troubleshoot RF Circuits to meet spec requirement in self-guided manner
- Train and give technical guidance to other engineer
- Identify the bottlenecks of the technical progress in early stage and address the issue
- Understand & Provide Power supply, thermal, mechanical, & reliability requirement of RF components
- Provide Input power, VSWR, & filtering requirements to System Engineering
- Provide FIT against BOM list and evaluate possible failure paths
- Assist Product transition from Engineering to Manufacturing, including writing Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) and assembly of RF Circuits
Benefits
- Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
- Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
- Tailored Management/Leadership Training
- Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
