RF Microwave Design Engineer I

DPP•Baltimore, MD

1d•Onsite

About The Position

DPP is seeking an RF Microwave Design Engineer I for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry. This role involves working with a diverse and talented team of engineers developing innovative and cost-effective systems that support a broad range of products and business areas across the lifecycle of a program. The engineer will possess the ability to communicate effectively and clearly present technical approaches and findings. Responsibilities may include testing and troubleshooting Line Replacement Unit (LRU) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) of RF architecture, recommend data driven requirements threshold adjustments, perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more. This role can be filled by either an Engineer or Principal Engineer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline with 2 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above; OR 0 years of experience with a Master’s degree; OR an additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree (for Engineer role)
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline with 5 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above; OR 3 years of experience with a Master’s degree; OR an additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree (for Principal Engineer role)
U.S. Citizenship is required
A current, active Government Secret clearance is required
Demonstrate problem solving skills to a variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned
Proven knowledge of electrical engineering, design software and equipment
Expertise Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment
Experience troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems

Nice To Haves

Experience Testing, Troubleshooting or designing RF hardware/subsystems
Troubleshot electronic equipment to the component level
Experience with RF lab test equipment: signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
Hands on experience in at least one type of these test sets: Common RF Test Set (CRFTS), LM-STAR, Hiller Test sets, Phase Noise Test sets and consoles
Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW integration problems
Experience with using or developing software to control hardware (such as MATE or AMAX)
Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing
Experience mentoring other design and/or RF test engineers

Responsibilities

Testing and troubleshooting Line Replacement Unit (LRU) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) of RF architecture
Recommend data driven requirements threshold adjustments
Perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits
Support for performance testing
Requirements verification
Troubleshoot electronic equipment to the component level
RF Performance Analysis
Subsystem Control Design
RF Measurements and Data Reduction
Integration and test of RF assemblies
Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration
Creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc.
Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git
Troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems
Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment