Senior R&D Electrical Engineer
- locations
- Huntsville, AL
- time type
- Full time
- posted on
- Posted 30+ Days Ago
- job requisition id
- HR101271
Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is seeking a Senior Electromagnetics Engineer to support various ongoing programs within the RF & HPM Testing Division.
The engineer will:
· Plan, conduct, and technically direct projects or major phases of significant projects, coordinating the efforts of engineers and technical support staff in the performance of assigned projects
· Review literature, patents, and current practices relevant to the solution of assigned projects
· Recommend approaches for new or improved technologies and processes
· Provide technical leadership and oversight for junior engineers within the team
· Prepare documentation of projects including technical reports and presentations to customers as well as participation in the scientific community through conference and journal contributions
The RF & HPM Testing Division is responsible for research and development of state of the art High Power Microwave (HPM) technologies involving HPM effects testing, RF sources, material science, electromagnetics, and related mechanical and thermal design. The duties will include, but are not limited to technical design, analysis, assembly, integration, and testing of HPM systems, analog electronics, antenna systems, data acquisition devices, and digital control systems.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a laboratory setting while engaging in research and development of HPM technologies. The work will include interacting with scientists, engineers, and technicians to conduct day-to-day design, testing, analyze test results, perform failure analyses, and write and present test summaries and scientific reports.
Required Qualifications:
· Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline
· Minimum of 10 years of applicable experience (2 years substitution for MS / 5 years substitution for PhD in relevant discipline)
· US Citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance
· Experience designing, analyzing, assembling, and testing one or more of the following:
o Antennas for radiating impulse waveforms
o Phased arrays for steering wideband signals
o Microwave devices such as filters, power dividers, directional couplers, RF amplifiers, mixers, etc.
· Experience with VNAs, including calibration techniques and de-embedding
· Experience with standard electrical laboratory equipment such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, function generators, multimeters, and power supplies
· Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools such as HFSS, COMSOL, and CST
· Experience with simulating microwave circuits with software such as ADS
Desired Qualifications:
· Masters or PhD Degree in Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline
· Demonstrated experience developing systems or experiments starting from fundamental analytical models or principles
· Strong understanding of microwave circuit design and components including transmission lines, dielectrics, filters, power dividers, etc.
· Knowledge of electromagnetic simulation tools and use cases as well as applications of various numerical boundary conditions
· Experience with the following software packages:
o Ansys HFSS
o MATLAB
o ADS
o LTSpice
o LabVIEW
Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disabled
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