Principal RF Engineer

DP Professionals
  • Rolling Meadows, IL
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1 day ago

Job Description

DPP is seeking a Principal RF Engineer for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
 
Work location: Onsite in Rolling Meadows, IL
Duration: 4 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance
 
Position Summary:
  • The Principal RFEngineer role involves full life-cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, production, verification, and field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management.
  • RF/Analog subsystem and circuit card designs utilize the latest MMIC and discrete device technologies from all major vendors including internal designed devices, Electro-Optical (EO) circuitry, controls, detectors and data converters.
  • As an RF/Analog Electrical Engineer, you will join our diverse team and be responsible for research, design, development of signal conversion and analog/mixed signal products.
  • Your expertise in RF, mixed signal, and/or Electro-Optical component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, and circuit level design and test are desired for this position.
  • This position can be filled at either the Principal or Sr. Principal level.
Required Qualifications for Principal RF Engineer:
  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with a minimum of 5+ years of electronics design experience or Master’s degree in STEM field with 3+ years of electronics design experience.
  • RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
  • Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
  • Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Required Qualifications for Sr. Principal RF Engineer:
  • Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of electronics design experience or Master’s degree in STEM field with 6 years of electronics design experience.
  • RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
  • Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
  • Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
  • US Citizenship required.
  • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • An advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
  • Minimum 7 years of RF and/or mixed signal electronics design experience.
  • Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition.
  • Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS) and MATLAB modeling tools.
  • Experience with SPICE modeling tools.
  • Proven skills to include communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, adaptable, creative, collaborative and comfortable working independently and enjoy solving difficult problems.
  • Current Secret or Top-Secret security clearance.
Interested? Learn more:
Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-01089).
 DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D

Numbers & Facts

LocationRolling Meadows, IL

Skills

  • Aerospace and Defenseunmatched
  • Analog Circuit Designunmatched
  • Analog Signalunmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Cadence Allegrounmatched
  • Circuit Designunmatched
  • Circuit Simulationunmatched
  • Computer Engineeringunmatched
  • Control Systemsunmatched
  • Debugging Skillsunmatched
  • Design Servicesunmatched
  • Documentationunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electronic Designunmatched
  • Electronic Warfareunmatched
  • Hardware Designunmatched
  • Hardware Specificationunmatched
  • IBM Rational ClearCaseunmatched
  • IBM Rational ClearQuestunmatched
  • Integration Testingunmatched
  • MATLABunmatched
  • Manufacturingunmatched
  • Manufacturing Managementunmatched
  • Mentoringunmatched
  • Mixed Signal IC Designunmatched
  • Mixed Signal RFunmatched
  • On Site Supportunmatched
  • Power Amplifierunmatched
  • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Engineeringunmatched
  • Product Lifecycleunmatched
  • Project/Program Managementunmatched
  • Prototypingunmatched
  • RCS (Revision Control System)unmatched
  • RF Circuit Designunmatched
  • Radio Frequencyunmatched
  • SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis)unmatched
  • Schematic Captureunmatched
  • Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • Security Clearanceunmatched
  • Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM)unmatched
  • System Operationsunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Test Designunmatched
  • Testingunmatched
  • Top Secret Clearanceunmatched
  • United States Citizenunmatched

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