Sr. RF Engineer

Motorola Solutions•Schaumburg, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Technology is seeking a highly talented and technically strong individual to fulfill an RF Circuit Design Engineering role. In this technical position, the role will have unique and varied responsibilities. Candidates for this position are engineers with diverse knowledge and a wide variety of interests. As a key resource across multiple products, the successful candidate will handle tasks such as generating schematics, creating hardware designs with a focus on Discrete RF circuits, developing RF front ends, simulating circuit performance, performing RF lineup calculations, designing and optimizing circuits for minimal current drain, implementing analog circuits, and using schematic and layout tools for PCB routing. The role also involves driving product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers and engineering teams, writing test procedures and other documentation, and supporting the full product development life-cycle. The ideal candidate must be a flexible, results-oriented problem-solver who requires minimal supervision, thrives on variety, and enjoys taking on new challenges. They will be a member of a small, multi-disciplinary team and will work directly with customers to develop product requirements and communicate technical status.

Requirements

Discrete RF circuit design experience required including amplifiers, transmitters, receivers, synthesizers, etc.
5+ years RF Circuit design experience
Thorough understanding of RF test equipment and measurement tools, such as signal analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, soldering stations, etc.
Detailed understanding of RF circuits simulation tools (ADS, MATLAB, HFSS, CST, PSPICE, etc.), and lab automation (Python, LabView).
Experience with Schematic capture and layout tools, Cadence Allegro a plus
Wide breadth of Hardware design preferred - including power supplies, A/D's, peripherals, batteries, charging circuits, etc
Product & feature architecture, requirements, design, and development experience
Understanding of Antennas - design, simulation tools and measurements preferred
Self starter who can work independently and as a member of a team
Excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts.
Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree preferred
Cadence a plus
Understanding of Antennas - design, simulation tools and measurements preferred

Responsibilities

Generate schematics that include RF, Analog, power circuits, interface logic, sensors, peripherals, etc.
Create hardware designs with a focus on Discrete RF circuits, PAs, LNAs, backend, etc.
Develop RF front ends operating from sub-GHz up to mmWave
Simulate circuit performance using ADS, CST, Spice, and other simulation software.
Perform RF lineup calculation for both Rx (Noise Figure, IM, etc.) and Tx (Multiple PA technologies and modes of operation, harmonic suppression, etc).
Design and optimize circuits for minimal current drain to maximize battery life
Implement analog circuits (A/D & D/A converters, op-amps, LEDs, etc), power supplies & voltage regulators
Use schematic and layout tools (Cadence a plus) for PCB routing, high speed interface, impedance matching, power routing, etc.
Drive product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers and engineering teams
Write test procedures, interface control documents and other documentation
Support full product development life-cycle: architecture, design, bring-up, integration of initial HW/SW, factory support, test & validation, and customer support
Seek out opinions and build trust & buy-in across all functional teams (hardware, software, FPGA, mechanical, etc), as well as management and customers