RF, Antenna and Electromagnetic Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory • Laurel, MD

80d • $102,500 - $227,500

About The Position

Are you passionate about providing real, immediate impact to the country's toughest national security problems? Do you love building and prototyping systems? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL. We are excited to expand our team of Radio Frequency (RF), antenna, and electromagnetic engineers at APL. We are looking for a self-starting mid-career candidate with a real passion to push the limits of applied RF, antenna, and electromagnetic research. As a member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, testing, demonstrating, and delivering RF, antenna, and electromagnetic devices developed by you and others. Specific applications span several mission and research areas in the Department of Defense (DOD) and Intelligence Community (IC).

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a combination of equivalent level experience/education/certifications.
• Completed courses in antennas or electromagnetic systems.
• 8+ years of experience developing RF or electromagnetic hardware.
• Familiarity with RF lab test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, etc.
• Familiarity with RF concepts such as network parameters, impedance, and distributed RF circuits.
• Familiarity with full-wave electromagnetic and RF circuit solvers.
• Basic understanding of digital signal processing concepts.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work independently or as part of a multi-discipline team.
• The ability to work on-site at APL's main campus as well as at commercial and government test sites.
• Are able to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Masters' degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field with a focus in RF or electromagnetic.
• 10+ years of experience with antenna design and testing.
• Strong understanding of network parameters and how to use them to solve wide-ranging RF and electromagnetic problems.
• Experience with electromagnetic concepts and derivations for radiating elements and fields.
• Experience with mathematical methods of full-wave electromagnetic solvers.
• Lead teams of 3+ engineers' with all levels of seniority.
• Understanding of statistical digital signal processing and signal estimation theory.
• Hold a TS/SCI security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in component and system level hardware designs, and develop specifications for hardware products.
• Develop hardware requirements and specifications from high-level written specifications.
• Design and develop innovative hardware solutions such as antennas, electromagnetic sensors, RF circuits, and RF systems.
• Develop and refine RF simulations to study propagation and performance.
• Define and execute hardware tests to assess component and system performance.
• Document and present work to sponsors and the technical, DOD, and Intelligence community.
• Stay up to date on new hardware technologies and continually grow your skills in engineering, communication, and leadership.

Benefits

• Generous benefits including a robust education assistance program.
• Unparalleled retirement contributions.
• Healthy work/life balance.
• Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees