Senior RF Engineer - ESPO Corporation : Job Details

Senior RF Engineer Location: Danvers, MAJob type and Duration: Permanent Full-TimeUS Citizenship requiredOur client, a national Aerospace and Defense organization, is looking to hire an RF Engineer to join their dynamic Engineering team in Danvers, MA.This position requires you to be onsite in Danvers five days a week.The RF Engineer specializes in complex technical matters and provides engineering services for RF/Microwave/ Millimeter communications hardware systems for defense applications including responsibility for technical proposals, prototype to production, performance, customer presentations, schedule, and cost requirements. Will have expert knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures of assigned product or program. May lead a team of engineers on assigned projects.Essential Functions:

• End to End Systems analysis, model and simulate circuit or system performance using analytical tools, Cascade analysis of up/down converters.
• Detailed analysis and design of RF (from VHF through millimeter-wave) and mixed-signal communications hardware components, including digital receiver subsystems and exciters (front ends, IF sections, phase-lock loops, AGC loops, synthesizers, A/D and D/A conversion).
• Filter modeling, analysis and design.
• System integration, test and development of RF/millimeter-wave communications hardware for spaceflight.
• Investigate; evaluate new communications technologies for spaceflight applications.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to ensure that the designs meet the customers electrical, environmental as well as internal manufacturing requirements and standards.
• Mentor junior engineers and others in the area of expertise.
• Support internal concurrent design criteria.
• Functional as technical interface for customers and attend technical meetings as required, and specification development with customer.
• Translate customer specification; generate design documentation required for prototype and/or production releases as needed.
• Document new designs per established guidelines including but not limited to simulations, test circuit measurements and tolerance analysis.
• Provide appropriate input to the development of test procedures, fixtures and software.
• Respond to RFQ/RFPs input & quote information relative to Engineering & Production costs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience : 10+ years of experience in microwave/millimeter-wave design theory component design; Experience with high-reliability hardware from conceptual design through flight delivery; Experience with microwave modeling tools (I.e., Gensys, ADS, AWR, Ansoft HFSS, Ansoft Designer, Ansoft Maxwell, Matlab and AutoCAD or equivalent software.
• Knowledge : Knowledge of complex communication systems theory; Systems architecture, RF architecture, RF/Microwave circuit design; Detailed knowledge of RF and mixed-signal design techniques and technologies, including receivers, synthesizers, and transmitters; Millimeter wave Radio systems design; synthesizer design, mixers, amplifiers, PLLs, low phase noise VCOs, filters, etc., from DC > 40Ghz; Magnetic circuit analysis experience desired.
• Education/Certification : BS degree in Electrical Engineering. Masters or PhD degree preferred.

ESPO Corporation Leaders in Technical Recruiting & Staffing since 1965We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and value the benefits of diversity in our workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity and expression, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other attribute or protected characteristic by law. If you need assistance applying please contact us directly.