RF Design Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Are you passionate about providing real, immediate impact to the country’s toughest national security problems? Do you love building and testing prototype radio frequency (RF) waveforms and systems? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL! We are seeking an RF engineer to develop, analyze, and optimize RF electrical aspects of sensor systems. As a member of the Sensor Systems Engineering group, you collaborate with teams of passionate engineers and scientists who build, analyze, and test systems for the Air and Missile Defense Sector. Our team strives to deliver robust solutions to address difficult problems facing the U.S. Department of Defense and the warfighter. We strive to foster an environment of collaboration and innovation!

Requirements

Possess a B.S. in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or an equivalent technical domain.
Demonstrated ability with ECAD design tools such as Altium, Ki-CAD, Eagle, and/or Mentor Graphics.
Familiarity using embedded software tools/ languages (i.e. Arduino, Platform.io, CMake, C, C++).
Experience with MATLAB or similar computational tools.
Comfortable using lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, signal generators, etc.
Familiarity with electromagnetic and RF concepts such as transmission line theory, Maxwell’s equations, power budgets.
Possess strong interpersonal communication skills.
Able to acquire an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately acquire a TS/SCI level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with Navy, Army, Marine, or Air Force radar or communications systems.
Experience developing RF systems or subsystems (i.e. amplifier stages, filtering, combining networks, etc.)
Experience designing, manufacturing, populating, and testing custom PCBs.
Familiarity writing VHDL and/or working with FPGAs.
Strong understanding of full-wave electromagnetic solvers.
Carry experience operating within a rapid prototyping environment.

Responsibilities

Build innovative hardware solutions such as antennas, custom PCBs, RF circuits and systems.
Apply electrical and RF engineering tools to develop and predict hardware performance.
Define and complete hardware test activities to assess hardware system performance.
Document and present work to sponsors, technical teams, and APL management.
Stay up-to-date on the latest RF electronics, embedded systems, and embedded software innovations.
Continually grow your skills in engineering, communication, and leadership.