Principal / Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer
$108,800–$163,200 year
On-siteBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Conduct RF/Microwave design and analysis for receiver/exciter subsystems, including requirements derivation, flow-down, and configuration. Lead subsystem integration, test readiness reviews, and hardware commanding down to the register level while performing performance modeling and verification. Execute in-depth data analysis, report generation, and RF budget evaluations using MATLAB for large-scale data processing. This role requires a Secret or Top-Secret clearance and is contingent upon a Program Award. Candidates must possess 4+ years of experience for Principal level or 8+ years for Sr. Principal level, with expertise in AESA, phased array, and computational electromagnetics.
Required Qualifications
- Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
- Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 4 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or Master's Degree with 2 years of experience or PhD with 0 years of experience
- An additional 4 years of experience on lieu of degree
- Proficient in MATLAB
- Experience processing large amounts of data
- Have an understanding of Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
- Must hold a Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
- Must have a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 8 years of experience in the areas described in the job description or Master's Degree with 6 years of experience or PhD with 3 years of experience
- An additional 4 years of experience on lieu of degree
- Sr. Principal Engineers should have a demonstrated ability in technical and team leadership overseeing engineers with experience at least at the Principal level
- Strong knowledge using MATLAB
- Strong knowledge of processing large amount of data
- Strong understanding of AESA / phased array, Radar, SIGINT, or SATCOM sensors
- Be able to delegate, task and oversee the work of junior RF engineers
- U.S. Citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- TS/SCI clearance
- SAP clearance
- Experience troubleshooting RF subsystems
- Strong understanding of Antenna/RF Performance Analysis
- Requirements generation/flow down
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