RF Systems Engineer

PGS Worldwide•Marietta, GA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

PGS Worldwide is seeking RF Systems Engineers in Marietta, Georgia for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will design, analyze, integrate, and test RF systems and circuitry used in high-frequency and microwave applications, including antennas, transmitters, receivers, amplifiers, frequency-conversion components, and related communications hardware.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in RF Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM discipline.
5+ years of relevant RF, electrical, or communications engineering experience.
3–5 years of experience developing communication systems involving radios, antennas, and/or related communication subsystems.
3+ years of experience using High Frequency Structure Simulator (HFSS).
Experience designing or analyzing RF systems, subsystems, or circuitry.
Experience supporting high-frequency or microwave applications.
Experience with RF hardware development, component evaluation, prototype construction, and testing.
Ability to develop and evaluate RF system and subsystem architectures.
Experience performing RF performance analysis and technical trade studies.
Ability to develop test methods and specifications and analyze RF hardware performance.
Strong technical documentation and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing, developing, and integrating communication systems.
Proficiency with systems engineering processes.
Experience performing RF co-site analysis.
Antenna-pattern analysis experience.
Experience developing and analyzing RF link budgets.
Experience with the Ansys RF analysis suite, including EMIT.
Knowledge of military or government programs.
C-130 aircraft experience.

Responsibilities

Architect and design RF systems and circuitry.
Develop RF circuitry for high-frequency and microwave applications.
Support design of receivers, transmitters, antennas, frequency synthesizers, amplifiers, and related RF hardware.
Develop RF system and subsystem architectures.
Perform hardware layout and component evaluations.
Support prototype construction, integration, and testing.
Develop test methods and technical specifications.
Analyze and test RF hardware to verify performance requirements.
Perform link analysis and optimization, including propagation and interference effects.
Develop and allocate RF system and subsystem functional and performance requirements.
Identify and track technical performance measures.
Conduct system, subsystem, and component trade studies.
Support cost, reliability, availability, and maintainability analyses.
Provide technical input for formal product-development documentation.
Support manufacturing during hardware assembly and test.