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RF Engineer

Leidos Huntsville, AL entry full-time

Salary

$57,850 - $104,575 per year

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Description

We are seeking a talented RF Engineer to join a multidisciplinary team in our Huntsville, AL location. The ideal candidate will thrive in a learning environment that encourages leadership and technical growth. As a technical contributor, you will support a variety of programs to develop electronic assemblies integrated into a diverse range of aerospace and military systems.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Design, troubleshoot, and test defense-grade mixed-signal electronics that implement embedded processors, ADC/DACs, and power distribution networks in challenging SWaP packages.
  • Design, troubleshoot, and test RF PCBs, modules, and chassis across several high frequency bands.
  • Collaborate with firmware/software engineers throughout product lifecycle to develop application software and test equipment.
  • Engage with manufacturing teams to employ DFM practices in product design, and resolving technical issues that are discovered during the manufacture and test of deliverable hardware.
  • Integrate products into larger systems by working with system design teams.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related technical field with 0+ years of experience.
  • Experience in the design, test, and manufacture of analog/mixed-signal PCBs or integrated RF/microwave assemblies.
  • Hands-on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
  • Capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Demonstrated experience effectively communicating within a team environment.
  • Resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville - North Alabama, AL area.
  • US Citizen.
  • Eligibility to obtain and maintain DoD secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Understanding of exciter, transmitter, receiver and antenna subsystems.
  • Exposure to modeling, simulation, design verification testing, and characterization of RF circuits.
  • Understanding of radar and communications principles.
  • Exposure to industry standard EDA tools, VPX/VNX, FMC/FMC+, Open System Architectures, MATLAB, and/or Python experience simulating radar and communication signal processors.
  • EMI/EMC mitigation and test exposure.

Pay Range: $57,850.00 - $104,575.00

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • exciter
  • transmitter
  • receiver
  • antenna subsystems
  • modeling
  • simulation
  • design verification testing
  • characterization of RF circuits
  • radar
  • communications principles
  • EDA tools
  • VPX/VNX
  • FMC/FMC+
  • Open System Architectures
  • MATLAB
  • Python
  • EMI/EMC mitigation
  • test exposure

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Huntsville-AL/RF-Engineer_R-00192780

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