STR
Lead Systems and RF System Engineer
Melbourne, FL · Full-time
No sponsorship$160k-$220kDetected 11 days ago
TypeScriptPythonC++MATLABAlgorithmsCybersecurityANSYSFPGAEMI/EMCSystems EngineeringMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringSignal ProcessingRF EngineeringSensorsResearchCommunication
About the role
- This position offers significant opportunities for career growth within a fast-paced and rapidly expanding company.
- The STR Sensors Division specializes in the development of advanced sensor systems, with a particular focus on airborne and surface-based radar, space-based sensing, electronic warfare, and underwater acoustics.
- This position is within the Space Missions and Sensing (SMS) Sector of the Sensors Division.
Responsibilities
- Lead and work with small, multi-disciplinary teams to design, build, and test RF hardware systems. Systems are predominantly field deployable prototypes with the objective of transitioning to low-volume product systems.
- Lead the team to quantify goals, system performance objectives, metrics, dependencies, and risks to guide your work.
- Lead the design of RF hardware systems, tasking and guiding other engineers on your team to create drawings, select parts and components, and write specifications for components such as antennas, positioners, cables, transceiver assemblies, amplifiers, filters, etc.
- Conduct performance trade studies and analyses of proposed hardware architectures and work with Systems Engineers and other team leads to derive, develop, and verify requirements
- Develop component and system test plans and lead testing to verify system compliance with requirements and demonstrate/document system performance
- Work with signal processing team to develop test concepts and methods
- Conduct performance analysis through simulations and real-world testing to validate system performance
- Prepare documentation, design specifications, test plans, and reports
Requirements
- This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, for which U.S. citizenship is required by U.S. Government
- Experience with developing requirements and verification plans for complex systems and subsystems
- Design experience with RF system, subsystem and/or component analysis (frequency planning, link budget analysis, transceiver architectures, cascade analysis)
- RF testing and characterization experience from component to system level
- Experience leading teams for the integration and test of RF systems including front- end hardware, back-end hardware and software
- Proficiency in MATLAB and/or Python and/or other higher-level languages
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline
- Experience with:
Skills
- EM Field Solvers (ANSYS HFSS, Sonnet)
- RF Integrated Circuits
- High-power RF design and testing
- Automated or semi-automated digital and RF test set development and implementation
Compensation
- The salary range listed is based on external market data.
- $160,000 - $220,000
Benefits
- Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.
- STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members.
Company info
- In this sector, we develop and deliver technology to advance space-based sensing, space control, and counter-sensing missions.
- The SMS Sector is seeking a RF System Engineer to lead small teams to design, develop, integrate and test novel sensing and counter sensing systems for radar, electronic warfare, and signal processing systems.
Equal opportunity
- STR is an equal opportunity employer.
- If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This position requires the ability to obtain a security clearance, for which U
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