Senior Radio Frequency Engineer Specialist

Eaton Corporation•Port Coquitlam, BC

1d•CA$93,000 - CA$117,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Mobility Group is currently seeking a Senior Radio Frequency Engineer Specialist to join our team. This position is based at our Port Coquitlam, BC facility and offers benefits from day one. The future of transportation is electrified, and Eaton’s eMobility segment delivers a wide range of solutions for on- and off-road electrified vehicles that help reduce the environmental impact of transportation around the world. Eaton's eMobility segment is current seeking a dynamic, eager to learn Senior Radio Frequency Engineer to join the Mobile Wireless team and contribute to our fast-growing global business. Mobile Wireless is part of eMobility, a new strategically important segment of Eaton. If you are seeking a fast-paced, innovative career offering development opportunities in an entrepreneurial and growing business, then this position is for you. This position will play a critical role in developing the future direction of Eaton’s wireless technologies globally. The Senior Radio Frequency Engineer will be responsible for developing a range of new Wireless products. This new suite of products will extend Eaton’s already successful wireless solutions and bring an unmatched level of industrial enterprise connectivity.

Requirements

Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in RF (Radio-frequency) engineering or electronics engineering with RF focus or equivalent from an accredited institution
Minimum 5 years of of relevant work experience
Must be legally eligible to work in Canada without company sponsorship now and in the future
Knowledge of RF circuitry including amplifiers, mixers, filters, PLL synthesizers, oscillators, modulators and demodulators, RF switches, and reference oscillators (VCTCXOs).
Understanding of baseband circuitry including ADC and DAC architectures and characteristics.
Experience with digital circuitry including microcontrollers, GPIOs, and synchronous/asynchronous serial interfaces.
Knowledge of power circuitry including LDOs, buck converters, and boost converters with attention to RF noise performance.
Experience with feedback control systems including AFC, AGC, PLL, and ALC loops.
Understanding of half-duplex systems using 2-level and 4-level FSK modulation.
Knowledge of packet structure and timing in half-duplex systems.
Understanding of narrowband versus wideband transceiver requirements.
Knowledge of FHSS versus DSSS radio systems.
Expertise using RF instruments including signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power meters, VNAs, VSAs, and noise sources.
Measurement of S-parameters and matching circuit design.
Understanding of filter roles in receiver and transmitter chains, including heterodyne architectures.
Gain and noise figure calculations across receiver and transmitter chains.
Radio calibration for frequency accuracy, RSSI, and transmit power.
Knowledge of antenna parameters and conducted and radiated RF measurements.
Familiarity with regulatory standards and approval processes including FCC and CE.
Understanding of pre-compliance and certification testing.

Nice To Haves

Phase noise measurement and analysis.
Receiver sensitivity measurement.
Digital signal processing including digital filters, frequency demodulation, and bit/word synchronization.
Embedded C software development for microcontrollers.
Experience with RF and electronic circuit simulation tools.
Bluetooth and/or Wi-Fi physical layer experience.
Understanding of RF performance variation with temperature.
PLL control loop design and stability analysis.

Responsibilities

Design and develop portions of complex wireless products and systems.
Deliver market-competitive, manufacturable product designs on time and on budget while balancing innovation and risk.
Develop a deep technical understanding of existing wireless products and propose product improvements.
Serve as a key member of cross-functional project teams and actively participate in design reviews.
Learn and support Eaton’s current radio product portfolio.
Support existing product lines and perform other related tasks and projects as required