Secret-Cleared RF/Analog Electrical Engineer

PGS Worldwide•Rolling Meadows, IL

3d•$93•Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared RF/Analog Electrical Engineer in Rolling Meadows, Illinois for an approximately five-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support full lifecycle development of RF, analog, mixed-signal, and electro-optical hardware from requirements and circuit design through prototyping, integration, verification, production, and field support. The engineer will work on complex electronic warfare and sensing hardware in a cross-functional engineering and manufacturing environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of electronics design experience, or master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of electronics design experience.
Senior-level candidates may qualify with a bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8+ years of electronics design experience, or a master’s degree in STEM and 6+ years of electronics design experience.
RF and/or analog circuit design experience from schematic capture through test and integration.
Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and debug experience with complex RF subsystems.
Experience developing circuit cards incorporating components such as amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase-locked loops.
Ability to translate system performance and operational requirements into hardware requirements, design specifications, and test requirements.
Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and/or electro-optical component design and analysis.
Familiarity with engineering documentation, configuration control, and requirements-management tools such as DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
U.S. citizenship required.
Interim Secret clearance required prior to starting.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
7+ years of RF and/or mixed-signal electronics design experience.
Knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
Recent circuit-card design experience using Cadence Concept, Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner, and/or Expedition.
Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS).
Experience with MATLAB modeling and simulation.
Experience with SPICE modeling tools.
Experience designing electro-optical circuitry, controls, detectors, and data-conversion hardware.
Current Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
Strong communication, collaboration, and independent problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

Perform full lifecycle RF and analog hardware development from system concept through field support.
Research, design, and develop RF, analog, mixed-signal, signal-conversion, and electro-optical products.
Develop circuit-level hardware using MMICs, discrete devices, data converters, controls, and related technologies.
Create schematics and support circuit-card design, layout, integration, and verification.
Prototype and debug complex RF subsystems and circuit-card assemblies.
Perform modeling, simulation, laboratory testing, and design verification.
Translate system-level performance requirements into hardware architectures and detailed design requirements.
Develop test specifications and support subsystem and circuit-level testing.
Support design reviews, documentation, revision control, and configuration-management activities.
Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management throughout product development and production.