RF Antenna Engineer, Northern Virginia

Position for a motivated, team player with frequent travel opportunities on a small antenna team located in Welcome, Maryland. Candidate is responsible to assist with the design, analysis and development of cutting-edge RF solutions for aerospace applications from HF to Ka band. Candidates must be US citizens and hold a US Government security clearance.
Responsibilities:

• Conducting technical trade studies related to communications links
• Defining communications system requirements
• Identifying critical technology elements
• Performing RF circuit analysis and design
• Developing communications subsystem integration and verification plans and procedures

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar field
• 1-2 years of experience with aerospace RF and communications system design, analysis, integration, and evaluation
• Experience working with large aperture antennas
• Experience working with multi-discipline teams (hardware/firmware/software) to produce advanced RF solutions is a plus.
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal skills, including a demonstrated ability to interact effectively with customers, management, and peers is required
• Candidates must have the ability to develop and analyze technical requirements, perform trade studies, conduct major design reviews (e.g. PDR, CDR)
• Extensive/frequent travel required for this position
• Experience with RF modeling and simulation tools (e.g. HFSS, Genesys) required