What are the responsibilities and job description for the RF Electrical Engineer position at Gables Engineering, Inc.?
We are currently looking for a qualified RF Electrical Engineer to join our team.
Schedule is full-time, Monday - Thursday, 7:00am - 5:30pm.
Radiant Power Corp. delivers the highest levels of quality and reliability from our full range of aerospace products. We provide a wide variety of emergency power supplies, power distribution and control sub-systems, flight deck sensors and instruments, a full suite of passenger comfort/cabin products, AeroELT Emergency Locator Transmitters and our Dukane-Seacom Underwater Locator Beacons.
We offer medical and dental coverage and company paid vision, life insurance, short term disability and long-term disability, and a 401k with company match.
This position requires use of information or access to hardware, which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee.
This role is responsible for the design, development and implementation of microprocessor-based aviation power distribution and cabin control products.
GENERAL DUTIES:
- Design and implement solid state power control systems, cabin control products and data acquisition devices.
- Write technical documents including software requirements, hardware design descriptions and hardware verification procedures and reports.
- Conduct peer reviews of designs.
- Perform hardware verification and validation activities
- Prepare and present technical design reviews both internally and externally
- Other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
- Analog and digital electrical circuit design and development
- PCB layout reviews
- Design for EMC and thermal performance
- Electrical circuit specification development
- Product testing/validation methods
- Production test equipment specification and development
- Experience with schematic capture tools (Altium, Or-Cad, etc)
- Hardware/Software integration
- Databus communications (ARINC 429, RS 232/422/485, CAN)
- Aviation qualification standard, RTCA/DO-160
- Product and software specifications
- Prior experience developing and supporting RF ground engineering activities for a satellite communications system
- Experience using Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers, Signal Generators and Oscilloscopes
- Experience with RF engineering developing and maintaining schematics, analysis, block diagrams, system Bill of Materials (BOMs), and design review packages
- Understanding of basic RF circuits and components such as: up/down-converter, amplifier, power splitter/divider, couplers, mixer, filters and its applications
- Hands on experience in bread-boarding, testing of RF circuits as well as trouble-shooting effectively to isolate failures to root cause
- Experience generating, analyzing, tracking, and managing requirements
- Excellent analytical, design, time management, written, communication and documentation skills
- Working knowledge of MS Office Suite
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.
- Read/Write Fluently in English
- Must be well-organized, flexible and able to work in a fast paced, manufacturing environment
- Sustained dependable attendance.
- Cooperation with others in team environment for cross training and conference on operational issues.
- Initiative in learning and changing work methods to accomplish assigned tasks on a timely basis.
- Travel, up to 10%
PHYSICAL DEMANDS / WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Regularly required to sit for long periods of time.
- Regularly required to walk up and down stairs.
- Regularly required to talk or hear.
- Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel.
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
- Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
- Vision abilities include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
- Noise level is usually moderate.