Electrical Engineer

Electrical Engineer Overview The company, a defense contractor, is seeking a RF Design Engineer with 10+ years of experience designing, analyzing, simulating, and validating RF and modulators, detectors, and fiber-coupled optics and linked communications/controlling components and subsystems, to work on a program at Point Mugu, CA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits and long-term stability are some of the advantages of our growing, employee-focused company. Salary The typical annual salary range for this position is $120,000.00 USD to $180,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range. Responsibilities Provide over-all System Level Engineering services Provide RF and Link capable solutions Perform link budget analysis for communication and radar systems Define and support the design of antennas, matching networks, RF front-end components (PAs, LNAs, mixers, filters) Provide technical input for remote platform & payload controls Use test bench equipment and simulation tools such as ADS, SystemVue, CST, FEKO for component and subsystem evaluation and modeling Develop and validate RF designs from schematic through layout to test Collaborate (and perhaps design) with FPGA/DSP/software teams for signal chain integration in Vivado/System Verilog Prepare design documentation, test plans, and review materials Qualifications 10 years' experience as a system level engineer with a specialty as an RF Design Engineer 5 years of RF design experience Proficient in ADS, SystemVue, CST, FEKO, or similar tools Experience with telemetry, radar, communications systems Experience in evaluating and defining antenna design Knowledge of DSP concepts, modulation, I/Q waveforms Hands-on experience with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators Experience with FPGA design and integration, especially with modern FPGA's such as those in Xilinx SoC's (Versal, etc.) Excellent communication and interpersonal skills-verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening-for staff, customer, and organizational level communications, both formal and informal. Ability to work independently, self-starter. Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and SharePoint. EDUCATION Degree: BS in Electrical Engineering (MS/PhD preferred) or other relevant technical discipline CLEARANCE - SECRET Condition of Employment: Applicant must have an active DoD SECRET Clearance. The applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to controlled and classified information. CITIZENSHIP The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application. The Security Requirements: secret Compensation: $120k-$180k/yr