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.
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
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Location
Rolling 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