Secret-Cleared RF/Analog Electrical Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared RF/Analog Electrical Engineer in Rolling Meadows, Illinois for an approximately five-month onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support full lifecycle development of RF, analog, mixed-signal, and electro-optical hardware from requirements and circuit design through prototyping, integration, verification, production, and field support. The engineer will work on complex electronic warfare and sensing hardware in a cross-functional engineering and manufacturing environment.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline with 5+ years of electronics design experience, or master’s degree in a STEM discipline with 3+ years of electronics design experience.
• Senior-level candidates may qualify with a bachelor’s degree in STEM and 8+ years of electronics design experience, or a master’s degree in STEM and 6+ years of electronics design experience.
• RF and/or analog circuit design experience from schematic capture through test and integration.
• Hands-on prototyping, troubleshooting, and debug experience with complex RF subsystems.
• Experience developing circuit cards incorporating components such as amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase-locked loops.
• Ability to translate system performance and operational requirements into hardware requirements, design specifications, and test requirements.
• Experience with RF, analog, mixed-signal, and/or electro-optical component design and analysis.
• Familiarity with engineering documentation, configuration control, and requirements-management tools such as DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Interim Secret clearance required prior to starting.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Skills

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• 7+ years of RF and/or mixed-signal electronics design experience.
• Knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
• Recent circuit-card design experience using Cadence Concept, Allegro, Mentor DxDesigner, and/or Expedition.
• Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS).
• Experience with MATLAB modeling and simulation.
• Experience with SPICE modeling tools.
• Experience designing electro-optical circuitry, controls, detectors, and data-conversion hardware.
• Current Secret or Top Secret security clearance.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and independent problem-solving skills.

What You’ll Do

• Perform full lifecycle RF and analog hardware development from system concept through field support.
• Research, design, and develop RF, analog, mixed-signal, signal-conversion, and electro-optical products.
• Develop circuit-level hardware using MMICs, discrete devices, data converters, controls, and related technologies.
• Create schematics and support circuit-card design, layout, integration, and verification.
• Prototype and debug complex RF subsystems and circuit-card assemblies.
• Perform modeling, simulation, laboratory testing, and design verification.
• Translate system-level performance requirements into hardware architectures and detailed design requirements.
• Develop test specifications and support subsystem and circuit-level testing.
• Support design reviews, documentation, revision control, and configuration-management activities.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management throughout product development and production.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Full-time onsite in Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
• 9/80 A schedule.

Pay

• $93.47 per hour.

Job ID: 1929

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.