What are the responsibilities and job description for the Electrical Engineer position at Brandes Associates Inc.?
Overview
BAI, 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.
BAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit based factors made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.
Salary : $120,000 - $180,000